Reconfigurable liquid micro-lenses with high positioning accuracy

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-135

  Krogmann, F ^a   Shaik, R ^a   Lasinger, L ^a   Monch W ^a   Zappe, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrowetting; Electrowetting on dielectrics; EWOD; Liquid lens

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DROPS; ELECTRODES;

ELECTROWETTING; LIQUID LENS; REPOSITIONABLE LIQUID;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 40949085244     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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