Miniature optical autofocus camera by micromachined fluoropolymer deformable mirror

Opt Express. 2009 Apr 13;17(8):6268-74. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.006268.

Abstract

Along with the progress of image sensors in recent years, fix-focus cameras on mobile electronic devices do not fulfill consumer needs. With the size of mobile devices getting smaller and smaller, the displacement-to-thickness ratio is getting larger, and that makes mechanical motor systems difficult to be packaged inside cameras to achieve autofocus function. We propose a design using micromachined fluoropolymer deformable mirrors rather than traditional mechanical motor. With low color dispersion and adjustable power range of 20-diopter, deformable mirrors can be integrated into optical module and are well suitable for miniature optical auto-focus camera.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fluorine / chemistry
  • Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
  • Lenses*
  • Miniaturization
  • Photography / instrumentation*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Polymers
  • Fluorine