PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin imaging device including a photographing light source, especially one for use in biometric authentication.SOLUTION: The imaging device includes: a light collecting means refracting light a display layer having a light emitting unit and first and second surface, whose first surface faces the light collecting means an imaging layer facing the second surface of the display layer and having photo detecting elements, wherein the light collecting means and the display layer are arranged between the imaging layer and an imaging object.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】撮影用光源を有する薄型の撮像装置、特に生体認証用撮像装置を提供する。【解決手段】光を屈折する集光手段と、第1面及び第2面を備え、前記集光手段と前記第1面で対向し、発光ユニットを備える表示層と、前記表示層の第2面と対向し、光検出素子を備える撮像層と、を備え、前記撮像層と撮影対象とが、前記集光手段及び前記表示層を挟む構造である。【選択図】図1
