Title

Liquid Crystal Microlens Arrays With Switchable Positive and Negative Focal Lengths

Authors

Authors

Y. H. Fan; H. W. Ren; X. Liang; H. Y. Wang;S. T. Wu

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Disp. Technol.

Keywords

Adaptive optics; liquid crystal (LC) devices; LC displays; microlens; arrays; tunable focal length; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

A flat microlens array whose focal length can be switched from positive to negative by electric field is demonstrated experimentally and confirmed by computer simulations. To generate the required gradient refractive index, an inhomogeneous electric field is created by a spherical indium-tin-oxide (ITO) electrode which is imbedded in the top flat substrate. The bottom substrate has a planar ITO electrode on its inner surface. A thin polymeric layer is overcoated on top of the spherical ITO to create a flat surface. The disclination lines are eliminated. Because of the employed dual-frequency liquid crystal, the microlens array has fast response times.

Journal Title

Journal of Display Technology

Volume

1

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

151

Last Page

156

WOS Identifier

WOS:000207089100017

ISSN

1551-319X

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