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Monolithic Focus-tunable Lens Technology Enabled by Disk-type Dielectric-elastomer Actuators
- Authors
- Bong Je Park, Suntak Park, Meejeong Choi, Seung Koo Park, Sungryul Yun, Eunjin Shin, Jae Woong Yoon
- Issue Date
- 2020-09
- Citation
- Scientific Reports, v.10, pp.1-6
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Publisher
- Nature Research
- Language
- English
- Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- We propose a monolithic focus-tunable lens structure based on the dielectric-elastomer actuator (DEA) technology. In our focus-tunable lens, a soft lens and radial in-plane actuator mimicking the ocular focal-tuning mechanism are constructed in a single body of an optimized dielectric-elastomer film. We provide device fabrication methods including elastomer synthesis, structure formation, and packaging process steps. Performance test measurements show 93% focal tunability and 7혻ms response time under static and dynamic electrical driving conditions, respectively. These performance characteristics are substantially enhanced from the previous polylithic DEA tunable lens by a factor 1.4 for the focal tunability and a factor 9.4 for the dynamic tuning-speed limit. Therefore, we obtain greatly enhanced focal tuning control in a remarkably simple and compact device structure.
- KSP Keywords
- Compact device, Device structure, Disk-type, Driving conditions, Fabrication method, In-plane, Lens structure, Performance Test, Speed limit, Static and dynamic, device fabrication
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