Tunable micro-lens arrays

Details Tunable micro-lens arrays Tunable micro-lens arrays

2007-08-07

2007-08-07

Harrington, Alicia M. (Department: 2873)

Optical: systems and elements

Single channel simultaneously to or from plural channels

By surface composed of lenticular elements

C359S620000, C359S622000

Reexamination Certificate

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11457187

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus includes a planar substrate and an array of substantially transparent spherical micro-lenses forming a pattern. The pattern has an internal two-dimensional lattice symmetry on the planar substrate. Each micro-lens includes a convex bulge or a concave depression in a surface of the planar substrate. The micro-lenses and substrate include hydrogel that swells and contracts in a manner that is responsive to an environmental condition.

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