Title:
可変形状レンズ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4974677
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A variable lens system includes a chamber with an optical axis extending through the chamber. The chamber contains a first fluid and a second fluid in contact over a meniscus extending transverse the optical axis. The perimeter of the meniscus is fixedly located on an internal surface of the chamber. The fluids are substantially immiscible and have different indices of refraction. A pump is arranged to controllably alter the shape of the meniscus by altering the relative volume of each of the fluids contained within the chamber.
Inventors:
Kaipel, Stain
Hendricks, Bernardus Harway
Hendricks, Bernardus Harway
Application Number:
JP2006530801A
Publication Date:
July 11, 2012
Filing Date:
May 12, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
International Classes:
G02B26/08; G02B3/14; G02B26/02; G11B7/135; G11B7/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002169110A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadahiko Ito