Optical beam steering using liquid-based devices

Y Cheng, J Cao, Q Hao - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-mechanical optical beam steering has received extraordinary attention in recent
decades because it can steer a beam to a desired direction or location without moving parts …

Electrowetting lens with large aperture and focal length tunability

X Song, H Zhang, D Li, D Jia, T Liu - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The electrowetting lenses has attracted researchers in many fields, such as biology, beam
shaping, and drug delivery. Previous research on electrowetting lens has focused on neither …

[HTML][HTML] 液体变焦镜头的研究进展

黄翔, 林四英, 谷丹丹, 卜振翔, 易伟劲, 谢培钦… - 188bet 网站真的 …, 2019 - illord.com
相比于传统的机械变焦镜头, 液体变焦镜头具有体积小, 响应快, 成本低和集成度高等特点,
被广泛应用于图像采集, 目标追踪和特征识别等领域. 焦距调节方式决定了液体镜头的性能和 …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive aberration correction using an electrowetting array

M Zohrabi, WY Lim, S Gilinsky, VM Bright… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate a method that permits wavefront aberration correction using an array of
electrowetting prisms. A fixed high fill factor microlens array followed by a lower fill factor …

Lidar system with nonmechanical electrowetting-based wide-angle beam steering

M Zohrabi, WY Lim, RH Cormack, OD Supekar… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
A light detection and ranging (lidar) system with±90° of steering based on an adaptive
electrowetting-based prism for nonmechanical beam steering has been demonstrated …

Fabrication and characterization of a two-dimensional individually addressable electrowetting microlens array

SD Gilinsky, M Zohrabi, WY Lim, OD Supekar… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a two-dimensional, individually tunable electrowetting microlens array
fabricated using standard microfabrication techniques. Each lens in our array has a large …

Tunable fluidic lens with a dynamic high-order aberration control

P Zhao, D Sauter, H Zappe - Applied Optics, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Fluidic lenses based on electrowetting actuation are attractive for their wide focal tuning
range, yet are limited by optical aberrations, either intrinsic to the lenses themselves or due …

Liquid combination with high refractive index contrast and fast scanning speeds for electrowetting adaptive optics

WY Lim, OD Supekar, M Zohrabi, JT Gopinath… - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Electrowetting adaptive optical devices are versatile, with applications ranging from
microscopy to remote sensing. The choice of liquids in these devices governs its tuning …

Adaptive liquid lens with controllable light intensity

Y Li, Z Zhang, X Liu, L Li, L Li - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
An adaptive liquid lens with controllable light intensity is demonstrated, which can modulate
both light intensity and beam spot size. The proposed lens consists of a dyed water solution …

Electrowetting-actuated optofluidic phase modulator

W Zhang, R Zhao, Y He, W Ding, Z Liang, M Kong… - Optics express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, an optofluidic phase modulator based on electrowetting is presented. The
modulator consists of an inner and outer chamber. Two immiscible liquids are filled into the …