Spherical artificial compound eye captures real images

Jacques Duparré; Daniela Radtke; Andreas Tünnermann

doi:10.1117/12.696258

22 January 2007 Spherical artificial compound eye captures real images

Jacques Duparré, Daniela Radtke, Andreas Tünnermann

Proceedings Volume 6466, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems VI; 64660K (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696258
Event: MOEMS-MEMS 2007 Micro and Nanofabrication, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

This paper deals with the design, fabrication and characterization of the first spherical artificial compound eye which is capable of obtaining resolvable images. Due to fabrication aspects it is based on a design that is slightly different from the natural archetype: it is comprised of an imaging microlens array and a pinhole array serving as receptors on separate spherical bulk lenses. The structuring of curved surfaces is possible by means of a modified laser lithography system. The ability to take images is proven and captured images are investigated with respect to the size of ghost-free field of view, resolution and angular sensitivity function.

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Jacques Duparré, Daniela Radtke, and Andreas Tünnermann "Spherical artificial compound eye captures real images", Proc. SPIE 6466, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems VI, 64660K (22 January 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696258

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