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Variable Focus Liquid Lens FluidLens

Focusing Methods

Lens stretching increase focal length

Lens rounding to shorten focal length

Camera distance between lens and focal plane varied

Eye lens curvature varied

Background: Methods Used By Others


Fixed focal length Variable-focal-length lenses based on liquid crystals
Rev. Sci. Instr., 72(7), 3132 (2001)

Variable focus by Electrowetting


Appl. Opt. 40, 1921 (2001)

Micro lens array


(photosensitive glass)

Formation of Fluidlens On Lens Chip

Imaging With The Fluidlens

Focussing at near objects (a) Without fluid lens (b) With fluid lens

FluidLens Features
Low cost optical focusing system No moving parts Compact in size Excellent transparency Concave and convex lens formed from single lens Zoom lens created by adding to fixed lens Not prone to scratches Low power usage for automatic focus (1mW ) and no power for manual focus Fast response time (ms)

Applications
Telecommunications: Optical switches, fibre optic coupling, mobile phone cameras, webcams Data storage: CD, DVD, barcode readers Analytical equipment: Portable microscopes, Sensors Manufacturing: Laser technology Medicine: Endoscopes

Liquid lens on mobile phone

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