Variable-focus Liquid Lens Based on a Laterally-integrated Thermopneumatic Actuator

Journal of the Optical Society of Korea

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-28

  Lee, June Kyoo ^a   Park, Kyung Woo ^a   Lim, Geunbae ^b   Kim, Hak Rin ^a   Kong, Seong Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elastomeric diaphragm; Liquid lens; Thermopneumatic actuator; Variable focus

Indexed keywords

AIR CHAMBERS; CONFINED LIQUIDS; DYNAMIC FOCUSING; ELASTOMERIC DIAPHRAGM; FLUIDIC PRESSURE; FOCAL LENGTHS; INPUT CURRENT; INTERNAL FLUID; LENS APERTURE; LIQUID LENS; MICROHEATER; THERMO-PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS; TUNABILITIES; VARIABLE-FOCUS; VARIABLE-FOCUS LIQUID LENS;

ACTUATORS; DIAPHRAGMS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84865269336     PISSN: 12264776     EISSN: 20936885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3807/JOSK.2012.16.1.022     Document Type: Article

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