Title :
Liquid lens technology: principle of electrowetting based lenses and applications to imaging
Author_Institution :
Varioptic, Lyon, France
fDate :
30 Jan.-3 Feb. 2005
Abstract :
The principle of liquid lenses based on electrowetting are presented, with emphasis on the key features that enables to produce a useful component for complex optical systems: equality of the densities of the two non miscible liquids, centering mean for the liquid-liquid interface which allows the optical axis to remain always stable, choice of the suitable insulating material for the supporting body etc... We presented experimental results discussed in the light of a modelization.
Keywords :
lenses; wetting; complex optical systems; electrowetting based lenses; imaging applications; insulating material; liquid lens technology; liquid-liquid interface; non miscible liquids; Adaptive optics; Dielectric liquids; Glass; Lenses; Liquid crystals; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical imaging; Optical materials; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2005. MEMS 2005. 18th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8732-5
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2005.1453908
