Zoom camera based on liquid lenses

S. Kuiper; B. H. W. Hendriks; J. F. Suijver; S. Deladi; I. Helwegen

doi:10.1117/12.706779

22 January 2007 Zoom camera based on liquid lenses

S. Kuiper, B. H. W. Hendriks, J. F. Suijver, S. Deladi, I. Helwegen

Proceedings Volume 6466, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems VI; 64660F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.706779
Event: MOEMS-MEMS 2007 Micro and Nanofabrication, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

A 1.7× VGA zoom camera was designed based on two variable-focus liquid lenses and three plastic lenses. The strongly varying curvature of the liquid/liquid interface in the lens makes an achromatic design complicated. Special liquids with a rare combination of refractive index and Abbe number are required to prevent chromatic aberrations for all zoom levels and object positions. A set of acceptable liquids was obtained and used in a prototype that was constructed according to our design. First photos taken with the prototype show a proof of principle.

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S. Kuiper, B. H. W. Hendriks, J. F. Suijver, S. Deladi, and I. Helwegen "Zoom camera based on liquid lenses", Proc. SPIE 6466, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems VI, 64660F (22 January 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.706779

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