Simulation and characterization of tunable achromatic micro-lenses

Author

Waibel, Philipp ; Mader, Daniel ; Lämmle, David ; Seifert, Andreas ; Zappe, Hans

Author_Institution

Lab. for Micro-Opt., Univ. of Freiburg, Freiburg

fYear

2008

fDate

11-14 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

94

Lastpage

95

Abstract

Simulation and measurements of achromatic variable-focus multi-chamber micro-lenses are presented. By using three liquid-filled chambers with well-defined dispersion behavior, separated by highly elastic silicone membranes, this achromatic optical system can be tuned in focal length by adjusting the pressures inside the chambers. Tunable achromatic micro-lenses are thus feasible.

Keywords

aberrations; liquids; membranes; microlenses; optical design techniques; optical dispersion; optical focusing; optical materials; optical testing; optical tuning; silicones; chromatic aberration correction; dispersion behavior; elastic silicone membranes; focal length tuning; lens design; liquid-filled chambers; tunable achromatic microlenses characterization; variable-focus multichamber microlenses; Biomembranes; Dispersion; Glass; Laboratories; Lenses; Optical design; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Lens design; achromatic systems; correction of chromatic aberration; liquid lenses;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical MEMs and Nanophotonics, 2008 IEEE/LEOS Internationall Conference on

Conference_Location

Freiburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1917-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1918-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OMEMS.2008.4607845

Filename

4607845