WO2012015811A3 - Pinned-contact, oscillating liquid-liquid lens and imaging systems - Google Patents

Pinned-contact, oscillating liquid-liquid lens and imaging systems Download PDF

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WO2012015811A3
WO2012015811A3 PCT/US2011/045346 US2011045346W WO2012015811A3 WO 2012015811 A3 WO2012015811 A3 WO 2012015811A3 US 2011045346 W US2011045346 W US 2011045346W WO 2012015811 A3 WO2012015811 A3 WO 2012015811A3
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liquid
oscillating
liquid lens
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Amir H. Hirsa
Bernard A. Malouin
Michael J. Vogel
Lili Cheng
Joseph D. Olles
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Priority to CN201180036939.8A priority patent/CN103201653B/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G02B3/12—Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses
    • G02B3/14—Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses of variable focal length
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/00432—Auxiliary operations, e.g. machines for filling the moulds
    • B29D11/00461—Adjusting the refractive index, e.g. after implanting
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/4998—Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent material

Abstract

An oscillating liquid lens and imaging system and method employing the lens are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid drop is disposed within the channel and is sized with a first droplet portion, including a first capillary surface, protruding away from a first substrate surface, and a second droplet portion, including a second capillary surface, protruding away from a second substrate surface. The liquid lens further includes an enclosure at least partially surrounding the substrate, and including a chamber. The liquid drop resides within the chamber, and the liquid lens includes a second liquid disposed within the chamber in direct or indirect contact with the liquid drop, and the liquid lens further includes a driver for oscillating the liquid drop within the channel.
PCT/US2011/045346 2010-07-27 2011-07-26 Pinned-contact, oscillating liquid-liquid lens and imaging systems WO2012015811A2 (en)

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JP2013521904A JP5997147B2 (en) 2010-07-27 2011-07-26 Fixed contact vibrating liquid-liquid lens and imaging system
EP11813041.8A EP2598923A4 (en) 2010-07-27 2011-07-26 Pinned-contact, oscillating liquid-liquid lens and imaging systems
CN201180036939.8A CN103201653B (en) 2010-07-27 2011-07-26 Pinned-contact, oscillating liquid-liquid lens and imaging systems

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