Liquid crystal spherical microlens array with high fill factor and optical power Articles uri icon

authors

  • ALGORRI GENARO, JOSE FRANCISCO
  • URRUCHI DEL POZO, VIRGINIA
  • BENNIS, NOUREDDINE
  • MORAWIAK, PRZEMEK
  • SANCHEZ PENA, JOSE MANUEL
  • OTON SANCHEZ, JOSE MANUEL

publication date

  • January 2017

start page

  • 605

issue

  • 2

volume

  • 25

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1094-4087

abstract

  • A novel liquid crystal spherical microlens array with high optical power and almost 100% of fill-factor is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The combination of a specific structure and electrical waveforms applied to the electrodes generates an array of spherical microlenses with square aperture. The manufacturing process is simple (patterned electrodes) and the microlenses are reconfigurable by low voltage signals (the electrodes are in contact with the LC layer). This device could be a key for the next generation of autostereoscopic devices based on Integral Imaging technique. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America

subjects

  • Electronics

keywords

  • hole-patterned electrodes; lens array; projection system; focal length; optimization; aberration; display; axicons; field; zoom