• DocumentCode
    3103946
  • Title

    A new, compact and quick-response dynamic focusing lens

  • Author

    Kaneko, Takashi ; Ohmi, Takuhiro ; Ohya, Nobuyuki ; Kawahara, Nobuaki ; Hattori, Tadashi

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Lab., Denso Corp., Aichi, Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    16-19 Jun 1997
  • Firstpage
    63
  • Abstract
    A dynamic focusing lens having a completely new mechanism that can be miniaturized and allow for a quick response has been developed. This lens is structured to directly transform tie lens shape as crystalline lens of human eyes. The lens comprises two thin glass diaphragms as a refracting surface, transparent working fluid sealed between them, and a micro actuator. When the actuator is driven to push or pull the glass diaphragm at the actuator side, the other glass diaphragm is transformed into the lens shape (convex lens or concave lens) having various curvatures. The dynamic focusing lens shows quick response up to 150 Hz, because the lens does not have rotating nor sliding mechanism which are usually used in conventional focusing mechanism
  • Keywords
    diaphragms; focusing; lead compounds; lenses; microactuators; optical microscopes; optical microscopy; piezoceramics; piezoelectric actuators; 150 Hz; PZT; PZT bimorph actuator; PbZrO3TiO3; concave lens; convex lens; crystalline lens; dynamic focusing lens; glass diaphragm; human eyes; lens shape; micro actuator; optical microscope; refracting surface; thin glass diaphragms; tie lens shape; transparent working fluid; Fluid dynamics; Focusing; Glass; High speed optical techniques; Humans; Lenses; Optical microscopy; Optical refraction; Piezoelectric actuators; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid State Sensors and Actuators, 1997. TRANSDUCERS '97 Chicago., 1997 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3829-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SENSOR.1997.613582
  • Filename
    613582