Electrostatic-force-modulated microaspherical lens for optical pickup head

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 370-380

  Hung, Kuo Yung ^a   Tseng, Fan Gang ^b,c   Liao, Tsung Hsin ^b  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspherical lens; Electrostatic force; Electrowetting; Gradient electrostatic forces (GEFs); Spherical aberration; Tunable lens

Indexed keywords

ASPHERICAL LENS; ELECTROWETTING; GRADIENT ELECTROSTATIC FORCES (GEFS); SPHERICAL ABERRATION; TUNABLE LENS;

ABERRATIONS; CONTACT ANGLE; CURING; DROP FORMATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; ELECTROSTATIC LENSES; LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; LIQUIDS; MICROLENSES; MODULATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLYMERS; SPACE PLATFORMS; SPHERES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTROSTATIC FORCE;

EID: 61349115789     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2007.913229     Document Type: Article

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