Tunable liquid microlens with lubrication assisted electrowetting
    1.
    发明公开
    Tunable liquid microlens with lubrication assisted electrowetting 有权
    SteuerbareflüssigeMikrolinse mitschmierungsgestützterElektrobenetzung

    公开(公告)号:EP1293807A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-19

    申请号:EP02252089.4

    申请日:2002-03-22

    CPC classification number: G02B26/005 G02B3/14 G02B6/4214

    Abstract: A tunable liquid microlens includes an insulating layer, a droplet of a transparent conducting liquid, and a lubricating layer disposed on a first surface of the insulating layer and between the droplet and the insulating layer. The microlens also includes a plurality of electrodes insulated from the droplet by the insulating layer and the lubricating layer, the plurality of electrodes being disposed such that they may be selectively biased to create a respective voltage potential between the droplet and each of the plurality of electrodes, whereby an angle between the droplet and a plane parallel to the first surface of the insulating layer may be varied and the droplet may be repositioned relative to the insulating layer.

    Abstract translation: 可调液体微透镜包括绝缘层,透明导电液体的液滴和设置在绝缘层的第一表面上以及液滴和绝缘层之间的润滑层。 微透镜还包括通过绝缘层和润滑层与液滴绝缘的多个电极,多个电极被布置成使得它们可以被选择性地偏置以在液滴和多个电极中的每一个之间产生相应的电压电位 ,由此液滴和平行于绝缘层的第一表面的平面之间的角度可以变化,并且液滴可以相对于绝缘层重新定位。

    Tunable liquid microlens
    6.
    发明公开
    Tunable liquid microlens 有权
    SteuerbareflüssigeMikrolinse

    公开(公告)号:EP1271218A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-02

    申请号:EP02252096.9

    申请日:2002-03-22

    CPC classification number: G02B26/005 G02B3/14 G02B6/4206 G02B6/4214

    Abstract: A tunable liquid microlens (100) includes an insulating layer (104), a droplet of a transparent conducting liquid (102) disposed on a first surface of the insulating layer and a plurality of electrodes (106) insulated from the droplet by the insulating layer (104). The plurality of electrodes are disposed such that they may be selectively biased to create a respective voltage potential between the droplet and each of the plurality of electrodes, whereby a contact angle (θ) between the droplet and the first surface is variable and the droplet may be repositioned along the first surface.

    Abstract translation: 可调液体微透镜(100)包括绝缘层(104),设置在绝缘层的第一表面上的透明导电液体(102)的液滴和通过绝缘层与液滴绝缘的多个电极(106) (104)。 多个电极被布置成使得它们可以被选择性地偏置以在液滴和多个电极中的每一个之间产生相应的电压电位,由此液滴和第一表面之间的接触角(& 可以沿着第一表面重新定位。

    Photo-tunable liquid microlens
    10.
    发明公开
    Photo-tunable liquid microlens 审中-公开
    光响应液体微透镜

    公开(公告)号:EP1304591A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-23

    申请号:EP02253063.8

    申请日:2002-04-30

    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a tunable liquid microlens (100) that includes a transparent supporting layers (106) and a transparent photoresponsive layer (104) disposed on a first surface of the supporting layer. A droplet (102) of a transparent liquid is disposed on the photoresponsive layer. The photoresponsive layer separates the supporting layer and the droplet. At least a portion of the photoresponsive layer that contacts the droplet may be selectively irradiated by at least one light source (108) such that a contact angle between the droplet and the photoresponsive layer may be varied and the droplet may be repositioned along the photoresponsive layer. In this manner, at least one of a focal length and a lateral position of a focal spot of the microlens may be adjusted directly by irradiation with a light beam.

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