Design of an Adaptable Optofluidic Aspherical Lens by Using the Elastocapillary Effect
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Abstract
Preparation of an optical lens by wetting a curved surface of a deformable solid with a liquid is described. A channel of circular/elliptical cross-section embedded inside an elastomeric layer is used as the curved surface; its wetting reduces interfacial tension. Consequently the thin skin of the channel bulges out, which results in an aspherical lens. A lens filter is generated by using liquid of the desired color inside the channel.
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OpenAlex topics: Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies · Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence · Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
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Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 208016 India
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