Title

Liquid-Crystal Microlens Arrays Using Patterned Polymer Networks

Abstract

A real-time dynamically tunable-focus microlens array made from a polymer-liquid-crystal (LC) composite is demonstrated. The polymer was first patterned in microlens array cavities by lamination, and the LC-monomer mixture was then injected to the molded polymer cavities and finally stabilized by UV light-induced networks. Using this new fabrication method, we demonstrated a lens with a spherical shape and a glazed surface. This LC-based microlens can reach ∼100% light efficiency for linearly polarized light. The saturation voltage of the lens is ∼60 Vrms, and the response time is ∼30 ms. © 2004 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

7-15-2004

Publication Title

Optics Letters

Volume

29

Issue

14

Number of Pages

1608-1610

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.001608

Socpus ID

3142657183 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/3142657183

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