A dielectrically driven liquid lens with optical packaging

2007 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, OMENS

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 65-66

  Cheng, Chih Cheng ^a   Chang, C Alex ^a   Tsai, C Gary ^a   Peng, Chaio Ling ^a   Yeh, J Andrew ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dielectric force; Dielectric liquid; Liquid lens; Shape changed; Tunable focus

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LENSES; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTONICS;

DIELECTRIC FORCE; DIELECTRIC LIQUID; FOCAL LENGTHS; FOCUS TUNING; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LIQUID LENS; LIQUID LENSES; NANO-PHOTONICS; OPTICAL MEMS; OPTICAL PACKAGING; SHAPE-CHANGED; TUNABLE FOCUS; VOLTAGE CHANGES;

PHOTORESISTS;

EID: 48049115960     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OMEMS.2007.4373842     Document Type: Conference Paper

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