How to fix an ultrasonic variable-focus liquid crystal lens for substrate-mountable applications
- 13 February 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 62 (SJ), SJ8004
- https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/acb71c
Abstract
This paper proposed a board-mounted ultrasonic variable-focus liquid crystal (LC) lens. The lens controls the focus using the acoustic radiation force generated by the resonant flexural vibration mode. The LC lens was fixed to an aluminum substrate with a hole whose aperture corresponded to the inner diameter of the transducer. The part of the LC lens attached to the substrates functioned as a fixed condition, and the flexural vibration mode was successfully generated. The fixed lens exhibited a gradual focal change with current, confirming that fixing the condition affected the rate of focal change.Keywords
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