Lens with transformable-type and tunable-focal-length characteristics

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1317-1322

  Hongbin, Yu ^a   Guangya, Zhou ^a   Siong, Chau Fook ^a   Shouhua, Wang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Lenses; Optical beam; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging

Indexed keywords

BEAM-SHAPING; FOCAL LENGTHS; IMAGING APPLICATIONS; LIQUID-FILLED LENS; OPTICAL BEAM; OPTICAL DEVICE FABRICATION; OPTICAL IMAGING; OXYGEN PLASMA ACTIVATION; PERFORMANCE TUNING; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY; TUNING MECHANISM; WORKING MEDIUM;

LENSES; LIQUIDS; LITHOGRAPHY; OPTICAL IMAGE STORAGE; OXYGEN; TUNING;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 70350200889     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2021566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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