Micro-optically fabricated artificial apposition compound eye

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5301, Issue , 2004, Pages 25-33

  Duparré, Jacques ^a   Dannberg, Peter ^a   Schreiber, Peter ^a   Bräuer, Andreas ^a   Tünnermann, Andreas ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compact digital camera; Compound eyes; Insect vision; Micro optics; Microlens arrays; Vision systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ERROR ANALYSIS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROLENSES; MICROOPTICS; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES;

COMPACT DIGITAL CAMERAS; COMPOUND EYES; INSECT VISION; MICROLENS ARRAYS; PHOTORECEPTOR;

VISION;

EID: 8844242462     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.525772     Document Type: Conference Paper

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