An endoscope utilizing tunable-focus microlenses actuated through infrared light

TRANSDUCERS 2009 - 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1214-1217

  Zeng, X ^a   Jiang, H ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Air liquid meniscus; Endoscopes; Nanoparticles; Optical fibers; Tunable focus microlenses

Indexed keywords

AREAS OF INTERESTS; DEPTH OF FOCUS; ENDOSCOPES; FOCAL LENGTHS; IMAGE FIBER; INFRARED LIGHT; LIQUID MICROLENSE; MICRO-LENS; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; OIL MENISCUS; TUNABLE-FOCUS MICROLENSES;

ACTUATORS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FIBERS; HYDROGELS; LIQUIDS; MICROLENSES; MICROSYSTEMS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

EID: 71449122881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285876     Document Type: Conference Paper

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