TY - GEN
T1 - Reconfigurable and dynamically tunable droplet-based compound micro-lenses
AU - Nagelberg, Sara
AU - Zarzar, Lauren D.
AU - Subramanian, Kaushikaram
AU - Sresht, Vishnu
AU - Blankschtein, Daniel
AU - Barbastathis, George
AU - Kreysing, Moritz
AU - Swager, Timothy M.
AU - Kolle, Mathias
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Author(s).
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Here, we demonstrate liquid compound micro-lenses with dynamically tunable focal lengths, inspired by the architectures found in the retina of nocturnal animals. The lenses are formed from bi-phase emulsion droplets that can be reconfigured to focus or scatter light, and to form images. We provide evidence of the micro-lenses' potential functionality in applications ranging from integral micro-scale imaging devices and light field display technology and also elaborate on a variety of lens-tuning mechanisms.
AB - Here, we demonstrate liquid compound micro-lenses with dynamically tunable focal lengths, inspired by the architectures found in the retina of nocturnal animals. The lenses are formed from bi-phase emulsion droplets that can be reconfigured to focus or scatter light, and to form images. We provide evidence of the micro-lenses' potential functionality in applications ranging from integral micro-scale imaging devices and light field display technology and also elaborate on a variety of lens-tuning mechanisms.
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U2 - 10.1364/3D.2018.3W3G.2
DO - 10.1364/3D.2018.3W3G.2
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85051275126
SN - 9781943580446
T3 - Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
BT - 3D Image Acquisition and Display
PB - Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
T2 - 3D Image Acquisition and Display: Technology, Perception and Applications, 3D 2018
Y2 - 25 June 2018 through 28 June 2018
ER -