Spatial beam modulator based on electrowetting liquid lens/prism array

Kai Zhang; Rui Zhao; Zhongcheng Liang; Meimei Kong; Tao Chen; Jianfei Guan

doi:10.1117/12.2584451

4 December 2020 Spatial beam modulator based on electrowetting liquid lens/prism array

Kai Zhang, Rui Zhao, Zhongcheng Liang, Meimei Kong, Tao Chen, Jianfei Guan

Proceedings Volume 11617, International Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Technology and Application; 116170A (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2584451
Event: International Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Technology and Application, 2020, Nanjing, China

Abstract

In this paper, we present the spatial beam modulator based on electrowetting liquid lens/prism array, in order to realize adjustment of various beams (parallel, convergent, divergent) in three-dimensional space. To calculating the adjustments range of the spatial beam modulator, the optical transfer function (OTF) is derived, according to the theories of geometrical optics, matrix optics and electrowetting. We also establish the simulation model for verifying the correctness of OTF by COMSOL. The results show that the spatial beam modulator can translate, expand, contract, converge and diverge the parallel beam. When the parallel beam is incident on the spatial beam modulator, the maximum translation distance of parallel beam is 0.92mm, and its focal length f can be adjusted in the range of 7.96 mm to ∞ (dual-convex liquid interface) or -∞ to 25.99 mm (dual-concave interface). In addition, the spatial beam modulator can also collimate, converge, diverge the convergent beam or divergence beam.

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Kai Zhang, Rui Zhao, Zhongcheng Liang, Meimei Kong, Tao Chen, and Jianfei Guan "Spatial beam modulator based on electrowetting liquid lens/prism array", Proc. SPIE 11617, International Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Technology and Application, 116170A (4 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2584451

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