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Materials, effects and components for tunable micro‐optics
Author(s) -
Friese Christoph,
Werber Armin,
Krogmann Florian,
Mönch Wolfgang,
Zappe Hans
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
ieej transactions on electrical and electronic engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1931-4981
pISSN - 1931-4973
DOI - 10.1002/tee.20138
Subject(s) - fabrication , materials science , polymer , adaptive optics , optoelectronics , deformable mirror , microlens , integrated optics , optics , membrane , nanotechnology , physics , composite material , lens (geology) , chemistry , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
An overview of recent activities in the area of tunable micro‐optical components is given. These include polymer‐based deformable mirrors for adaptive optics, tunable microlenses and arrays using fluids and membranes, pneumatically actuated scanning micromirrors and tunable Bragg filters and mirrors using swelling polymers. For each device, the structure, essential fabrication technology and optical characteristics, as well as a discussion of application areas are presented. Copyright © 2007 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan© 2007 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.