Electromechanically driven variable-focus lens based on transparent dielectric elastomer

Applied Optics

Volumn 51, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2987-2996

  Son, Sang Ik ^a,c   Pugal, David ^b   Hwang, Taeseon ^a   Choi, Hyouk Ryeol ^a   Koo, Ja Choon ^a   Lee, Youngkwan ^a   Kim, Kwang ^b   Nam, Jae Do ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Reno   (United States)

^c SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIGITAL DEVICES; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; ELECTRODES; LENSES; MOBILE PHONES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PLASTICS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; OPTICAL FOCAL LENGTHS; POLY(3 ,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) (PEDOT); TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING POLYMERS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84861350288     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.51.002987     Document Type: Article

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