title: Experimental demonstration of hybrid imaging for miniaturization of an optical zoom lens with a single moving element.
abstract: We experimentally demonstrate a miniaturized zoom lens with a single moving element based on the concepts and analysis described in Opt. Express 17, 6118 (2009). We show that the implementation of either a cubic or a generalized cubic phase-modulation function makes miniaturization possible in addition to providing extended-depth-of-field imaging. We present recovered images for zoom lenses employing both phase-modulation functions and conclude that the generalized-cubic-phase function yields higher image quality without the artifacts present for the pure-cubic-phase function.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Mads
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demenikov
authors.forename: Ewan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Findlay
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Harvey