A fluidic lens with reduced optical aberration

Jei-Yin Yiu; Robert Batchko; Sam Robinson; Andrei Szilagyi

doi:10.1117/12.918337

23 January 2012 A fluidic lens with reduced optical aberration

Jei-Yin Yiu, Robert Batchko, Sam Robinson, Andrei Szilagyi

Proceedings Volume 8301, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIX: Algorithms and Techniques; 830117 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918337
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2012, Burlingame, California, United States

Abstract

We present an electrically-actuated adaptive fluidic lens having a 10-mm aperture, 4-diopter range and center-thickness less than 1 mm. The lens employs dual deflectable glass membranes encasing an optical fluid. A piezoelectric ring bender actuator draws less than 1 mW and is built into the 25-mm-diameter lens housing. The adaptive lens demonstrates resolution comparable to commercial precision glass singlet lenses of similar format over a wide range of field angles and focal powers. Focal power vs. voltage, resolution, modulation transfer function (MTF), life testing and dynamic response are examined and show that the lens is suitable for numerous adaptive lens applications demanding high optical quality.

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Jei-Yin Yiu, Robert Batchko, Sam Robinson, and Andrei Szilagyi "A fluidic lens with reduced optical aberration", Proc. SPIE 8301, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIX: Algorithms and Techniques, 830117 (23 January 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918337

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