Compact variable-focusing microlens with integrated thermal actuator and sensor

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2643-2645

  Wang, Weisong ^a   Fang, Ji ^b   Varahramyan, Kody ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Thermal actuator and sensor; Variable focusing microlens; Wide angle lens

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; FOCUSING; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SENSORS;

INTEGRATED VARIABLE-FOCUSING MICROLENS CHIP; THERMAL ACTUATOR AND SENSOR; WIDE-ANGLE LENS;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 29244450462     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.859129     Document Type: Article

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