Title :
Silicon-based tunable liquid lens system
Author :
Krogmann, Florian ; Moench, Wolfgang ; Zappe, Hans
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Micro-optics, Freiburg Univ.
Abstract :
We present a novel silicon-based micro-lens system actuated by electro-wetting including a lens centering mechanism and taking advantage of silicon dioxide dielectric layers and low surface roughness of standard MEMS-processes
Keywords :
dielectric materials; microlenses; micromechanical devices; silicon compounds; surface roughness; wetting; MEMS-process; SiO2; electro-wetting; novel silicon-based microlens system; silicon dioxide dielectric layer; silicon-based tunable liquid lens system; surface roughness; Contacts; Dielectric liquids; Fabrication; Hysteresis; Laser tuning; Lenses; Micromechanical devices; Silicon; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2005. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oulu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9278-7
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2005.1540143