Variable focusing microlens chip for potential sensing applications

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-17

  Wang, Weisong ^a,b   Fang, Ji ^c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D fabrication; Electrothermal actuation; Variable focusing lens

Indexed keywords

3-D FABRICATION; ELECTROTHERMAL ACTUATION; THERMAL ACTUATORS; VARIABLE FOCUSING LENS;

ACTUATORS; FLUIDICS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL SENSORS; SCANNING;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 33846272109     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.886991     Document Type: Article

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