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  2. Electrically Controllable Microlens Array Fabricated By Anisotropic Phase Separation From Liquid-Crystal and Polymer Composite Materials
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Abstract

Anisotropic phase separation has been used to fabricate an electrically switchable microlens array from nematic liquid crystals. Nematic liquid-crystal-based microlens arrays have been built with diameters of similar to400 mum and natural focal lengths as small as 1.6 mm. The focal length of each microlens in the array can be changed in milliseconds by an applied electric field. These devices, which have no internal substructures to scatter light, offer higher efficiency and greater light throughput than polymer dispersed devices.
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Article
Identifier(s)
10.1364/OL.28.001147
Publication Date
2003-07-01
Publication Title
Optics Letters
Volume
28
Issue
13
First Page
1147
Last Page
1149
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Department of Physics
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This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.001147. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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Ji, H.-S., Kim, J.-H., & Kumar, S. (2003). Electrically Controllable Microlens Array Fabricated By Anisotropic Phase Separation From Liquid-Crystal and Polymer Composite Materials (1–). Optics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.001147
Ji, Hee-Su, Jae-Hoon Kim, and Satyendra Kumar. 2003. “Electrically Controllable Microlens Array Fabricated By Anisotropic Phase Separation From Liquid-Crystal and Polymer Composite Materials”. Optics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.001147.
Ji, Hee-Su, et al. Electrically Controllable Microlens Array Fabricated By Anisotropic Phase Separation From Liquid-Crystal and Polymer Composite Materials. Optics Letters, 1 July 2003, https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.001147.