Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 40, Issue 4, 536(2025)

Simulation and experimental study of electrowetting high-speed zoom lens driven by alternating electric fields

Peng HUANG*, Feiqiang ZHOU, Yue SONG, Yihang ZHOU, Guoqiang HE, Zhongyi XIE, and Xinlong ZHANG
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Technology for Guangxi Universities,College of Mechanical and Control Engineering,Guilin University of Technology,Guilin 541006,China
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    Schematic diagram of the structure of the dielectric wetting effect
    Oscillatory state of droplets at different frequencies
    Schematic diagram of the imaging system
    Work process
    Research content
    Simulation model
    Droplet simulation results
    Droplet vibration test setup
    Variation of droplet amplitude at different voltages
    Droplet amplitude variation at different frequencies
    Droplet oscillation state
    The highest vibration moment of a droplet over eight consecutive vibration cycles
    Comparison of molecular dynamics simulation and experiment results
    Contour extraction
    Optical path diagram of liquid lens
    Change in focal length over a sinusoidal signal period
    • Table 1. Major simulation conditions

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      Table 1. Major simulation conditions

      ParametersValueFunctionality
      Cut-off radius10 Asimplified calculation
      PPPM Accuracy1.0 e-4dealing with long-range Coulomb interactions
      Special bonds0elimination of substrate interactions
      Set Charge(O)-0.847 6 ethe charge of the oxygen atom
      Set Charge(H)0.423 ethe charge of the hydrogen atom
      Timestep2 fsthe time step for one calculation
      Electric field intensity1.1 V·nm-1the AC electric field strength
    • Table 2. Fitting coefficient for even aspheric surfaces

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      Table 2. Fitting coefficient for even aspheric surfaces

      ParametersValue
      a/mm1.875
      b-1.845
      c6.644
      d-26.270
      e40.730
      f-23.280
      R-square0.999 7
    • Table 3. Structural parameters of the liquid lens

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      Table 3. Structural parameters of the liquid lens

      Shape of faceCurvature radiusThicknesses/mmGlassLuminous half-aperture/mm
      Object(Standard)InfinityInfinity0
      STO(Standard)Infinity1.160K91.5
      2(Standard)Infinity1.700H2O0.5
      3(Even Asphere)Infinity2.0000.5
      IMA(Standard)Infinity19.996
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    Peng HUANG, Feiqiang ZHOU, Yue SONG, Yihang ZHOU, Guoqiang HE, Zhongyi XIE, Xinlong ZHANG. Simulation and experimental study of electrowetting high-speed zoom lens driven by alternating electric fields[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2025, 40(4): 536

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    Received: Jan. 7, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: Peng HUANG (huangpeng@glut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2025-0006

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