An adaptive liquid microlens driven by a ferrofluidic transducer

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Xiao, Wenjia ^a   Hardt, Steffen ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRO WETTING; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FERROFLUID; FOCAL LENGTHS; HIGH OPTICAL POWER; LIQUID LENS; LIQUID MICRO-LENS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO-LENS; MICROCOILS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; MICROLENSES; WETTING;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 77951903187     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/5/055032     Document Type: Article

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