Title :
Self-assembled Liquid Microlens Arrays activated by pyroelectric effect
Author :
Ferraro, P. ; Grilli, S. ; Miccio, L. ; Paturzo, M. ; Merola, F. ; Coppola, S. ; Vespini, V.
Author_Institution :
Ist. Naz. di Ottica Applicata, Pozzuoli, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate that Tuneable Liquid Microlens Array are self-assembled and controlled by pyroelectric effect on functionalised LiNbO3 substrates. Liquid microlens array having spherical, cylindrical and toroidal shape can be activated.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; microlenses; pyroelectric devices; LiNbO3; pyroelectric effect; self-assembled liquid microlens arrays; Holography; Lenses; Liquids; Microfluidics; Microoptics; Optical modulation; Polarization; Pyroelectricity; Surface topography; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343256