Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 37, Issue 9, 0922003(2017)

Design and Optimization of Low Voltage Driving Variable Focal Length Liquid Crystal Lens

Lan Yang1, Minshuai Wang1, Gongqin Xu1, Xiongtu Zhou2, Tailiang Guo2, and Yun Ye2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 College of Science, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
  • 2 College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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    Profile of single round hole liquid crystal lens
    Profile of double structure liquid crystal lens
    Liquid crystal arrangement of different voltages and distribution diagram of liquid crystal refractive index. (a) Liquid crystal arrangement without voltage; (b) liquid crystal arrangement with voltage; (c) distribution diagram of liquid crystal refractive index
    GRIN lens principle of liquid crystal lens
    3D outline of single layer structure lens
    3D outline of double layer structure lens
    Aberrations of double layer structure lens
    MTF curves of single layer liquid crystal lens
    MTF curves of double layer liquid crystal lens
    Experimental facility of test
    Single and double layer structure lens interference pattern with different voltages. (a) Single layer structure lens with 2.5Vrms; (b) single layer structure lens with 20Vrms; (c) double layer structure lens with 20Vrms
    • Table 1. Parameter table before and after the optimization of single layer structure liquid crystal lens

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      Table 1. Parameter table before and after the optimization of single layer structure liquid crystal lens

      ItemBefore optimizationAfter optimization
      Aperture radius /mm11
      Glass plate thickness /mm0.50.5
      Liquid crystal layer thickness /μm9899.3
      Focal length /mm2019.6172
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    Lan Yang, Minshuai Wang, Gongqin Xu, Xiongtu Zhou, Tailiang Guo, Yun Ye. Design and Optimization of Low Voltage Driving Variable Focal Length Liquid Crystal Lens[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(9): 0922003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: May. 8, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 7, 2018

    The Author Email: Ye Yun (yeyun07@fzu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201737.0922003

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