Reconfigurable and responsive droplet-based compound micro-lenses

Micro-lenses are critical components in miniaturized optical devices for imaging and sensing, yet it is challenging to design them with on-demand variable optical properties. Here, Nagelberget al. use bi-phase emulsion droplets to design reconfigurable micro-lenses with variable focal length.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sara Nagelberg, Lauren D. Zarzar, Natalie Nicolas, Kaushikaram Subramanian, Julia A. Kalow, Vishnu Sresht, Daniel Blankschtein, George Barbastathis, Moritz Kreysing, Timothy M. Swager, Mathias Kolle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14673
Description
Summary:Micro-lenses are critical components in miniaturized optical devices for imaging and sensing, yet it is challenging to design them with on-demand variable optical properties. Here, Nagelberget al. use bi-phase emulsion droplets to design reconfigurable micro-lenses with variable focal length.
ISSN:2041-1723