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Deformable polyvinyl chloride gel for fabrication of varifocal microlens array

Yamada et al., 2020

Document ID
11294089777806444328
Author
Yamada Y
Emori H
Hirai T
Publication year
Publication venue
Engineering Research Express

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Limitations in further miniaturization of lenses and arrays to achieve varifocal capabilities in compact 2D/3D switchable imaging devices have spurred investigations into the use of alternative materials. To this end, we fabricated a new deformable microlens array (MLA) …
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