Description
Book SynopsisDue to the development of microscale fabrication methods, microlenses are being used more and more in many unique applications, such as artificial implementations of compound eyes, optical communications, and labs-on-chips. Liquid microlenses, in particular, represent an important and growing research area yet there are no books devoted to this topic that summarize the research to date. Rectifying this deficiency, Microlenses: Properties, Fabrication and Liquid Lenses examines the recent progress in the emerging field of liquid-based microlenses.
After describing how certain problems in optics can be solved by liquid microlenses, the book introduces the physics and fabrication methods involved in microlenses. It also details the facility and equipment requirements for general fabrication methods. The authors then present examples of various microlenses with non-tunable and tunable focal lengths based on different mechanisms, including:
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Trade Review
"It provides an excellent overview of liquid lens materials and driving techniques, resulting in micro-optics with tunable focal lengths and the possibility of integration with microfluidic devices. … I recommend it particularly for those already involved in micro-optics who would like to expand their research into tunable optics."
—Dejan Pantelic, Optics & Photonics News, 2014
Table of Contents
Introduction to Liquid Microlenses. Basic Physics of Microlenses. Fabrication Methods. Solid Microlenses. Electrically Driven Tunable Microlenses. Mechanically Driven Tunable Microlenses. Horizontal Microlenses Integrated in Microfluidics. Looking into the Future. Index.
