Title

Polymer Network Liquid Crystals For Tunable Microlens Arrays

Abstract

We demonstrate a tunable-focus microlens array using polymer network liquid crystals (PNLCs). PNLCs were prepared by ultraviolet (UV) light exposure through a patterned photomask. The UV-curable monomer in each of the exposed spots forms an inhomogeneous centro-symmetrical polymer network that functions as a lens when a homogeneous electric field is applied to the cell. The focal length of the microlens is tunable with the applied voltage.

Publication Date

2-7-2004

Publication Title

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volume

37

Issue

3

Number of Pages

400-403

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/37/3/015

Socpus ID

1042269747 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/1042269747

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