A new low-voltage-driven GRIN liquid crystal lens with multiple ring electrodes in unequal widths

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 18506-18518

  Kao, Yung Yuan ^a   Chao, Paul C P ^a   Hsueh, Chieh Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; BUS LINES; DIELECTRIC LAYER; DRIVING VOLTAGES; ELECTRICAL FIELD; ELECTRODE VOLTAGE; FABRICATION PROCESS; FOCUSING EFFECT; INNER SURFACES; LENS APERTURE; LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS; LOW-VOLTAGE; MULTIPLE RING; REFRACTION INDEX; REFRACTIVE-INDEX DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE; TUNABILITIES; WAFER LEVEL;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 77956384829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.018506     Document Type: Article

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