Compact optical design solutions using focus tunable lenses

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8167, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Blum, M ^a   Bueler M ^a   Gratzel C ^a   Aschwanden, M ^a  

^a Optotune AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

compact optical design; Focus tunable lenses; liquid lenses; shape changing polymer lenses

Indexed keywords

AUTO-FOCUS; COMPACT OPTICAL DESIGN; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; DESIGN SOLUTIONS; DIFFERENT SIZES; LIQUID LENSES; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; SHAPE-CHANGING POLYMER LENSES; SPOT LIGHT; SPOT QUALITY; TUNABLE LENS; TUNING RANGES; VARIABLE ILLUMINATION;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MICROLENSES; OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

OPTICAL DESIGN;

EID: 80355129980     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.897608     Document Type: Conference Paper

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