Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 10, 1023001(2023)

Measurement and Analysis of Transient Process of Electrowetting Liquid Lens

Rongqing Xu1, Lei Li1, Meimei Kong1、*, and Hongchao Zhang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
  • 2Faculty of Science, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Oct. 31, 2022

    Accepted: Dec. 19, 2022

    Published Online: May. 9, 2023

    The Author Email: Kong Meimei (kongmm@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221899

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