Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 14, 1422004(2023)

Design and Fabrication of a Continuous Zoom Liquid Micro-Cylindrical Lens System

Shuwu Sheng1, Degang Hu1, Yanwu Zhou1, Danyang Wang1, and Licun Sun1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
  • 2Yunnan Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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    Shuwu Sheng, Degang Hu, Yanwu Zhou, Danyang Wang, Licun Sun. Design and Fabrication of a Continuous Zoom Liquid Micro-Cylindrical Lens System[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(14): 1422004

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    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Feb. 13, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 6, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Licun Sun (aliceckczy@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230540

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