Focus-tunable microlens arrays fabricated on spherical surfaces

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 389-395

  Zhu, Difeng ^a   Zeng, Xuefeng ^a   Li, Chenhui ^a   Jiang, Hongrui ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvilinear surface; field of view (FOV); focus tunable; microlens array

Indexed keywords

COUPLED DEVICES; CURVILINEAR SURFACES; FIBER BUNDLES; FIELD OF VIEW (FOV); FLEXIBLE POLYMERS; FOCAL LENGTHS; FOCUS TUNABLE; HYDROGEL ACTUATORS; LARGE FIELD OF VIEWS; MICRO-LENS; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; MICROLENS ARRAY; OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM; SPHERICAL SURFACE; STRESS AND DEFORMATION; THERMO-RESPONSIVE; TUNABLE MICRO-LENSES; TUNABLE MICROLENS; WATER OIL INTERFACE;

HYDROGELS; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; SPHERES;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 79953760329     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2011.2105858     Document Type: Article

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