Large aperture adaptive doublet polymer lens for imaging applications

J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2014 Aug 1;31(8):1842-6. doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.31.001842.

Abstract

We report a full design process-finite element modeling, fabrication, and characterization-of adaptive doublet polymer lenses. A first-order model was developed and used to design fluidic doublets, analogous to their glass counterparts. Two constant-volume fluidic chambers were enclosed by three flexible membranes, resulting in a variable focal length doublet with a clear aperture of 19.0 mm. Chromatic focal shift was then used to compare numerical modeling to experimentally measured results over a positive focal length range of 55-200 mm (f/2.89 to f/10.5).