Artificial compound eye zoom camera.
We demonstrate a highly compact image capturing system with variable field of view but without any mechanically moving parts. The camera combines an ultra-thin artificial apposition compound eye with one variable focal length liquid lens. The change of optical power of the liquid lens when applying a voltage results in a change of the magnification of the microlens array imaging system. However, its effect on focusing of the individual microlenses can be neglected due to their small focal length.
Duparré
Jacques
J
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, A-Einstein-Str. 7, 07745 Jena, Germany. Jacques.Duparre@iof.fraunhofer.de
Wippermann
Frank
F
Dannberg
Peter
P
Bräuer
Andreas
A
D000818:Animals; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054910:Compound Eye, Arthropod / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007909:Lenses; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation*