Tunable microlens arrays actuated by various thermo-responsive hydrogel structures

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Zeng, Xuefeng ^a   Li, Chenhui ^a   Zhu, Difeng ^a   Cho, Hyung Joon ^a   Jiang, Hongrui ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; FOCAL LENGTHS; HYDROGEL MICROSTRUCTURES; HYDROGEL STRUCTURE; IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIQUID PHASE PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; MICRO-LENS; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; N-IPAAM HYDROGELS; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE POLYMERS; RESPONSE TIME; SILICONE OIL; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY; SPHERICAL ABERRATIONS; THERMO-RESPONSIVE; TUNABLE MICROLENS; WATER OIL INTERFACE; ZEMAX SIMULATIONS;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; DEIONIZED WATER; LIQUIDS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROCHANNELS; MICROLENSES; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; SILICONES;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 78649759320     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/11/115035     Document Type: Article

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