Title :
Polymeric, Electrically Tunable Optical Elements based on Artificial Muscles
Author :
Aschwanden, Manuel ; Friedlos, Ralph ; Stemmer, Andreas
Author_Institution :
ETH Zurich, Zurich
Abstract :
We present a technology for the implementation of electrically tunable diffractive optical elements. Integrated into displays, such electroactive polymer based optical elements enable the reproduction of all perceivable colors.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; optical elements; optical polymers; artificial muscles; diffraction grating; electrically tunable optical elements; electroactive polymer; integrated optics; Flat panel displays; Gratings; Liquid crystal displays; Muscles; Optical mixing; Optical polymers; Optical saturation; Organic light emitting diodes; Plasma displays; Tunable circuits and devices; Adaptive optics; dielectric elastomer actuator; diffraction; natural color display; tunable grating;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382348
