title: Polarization independent adaptive microlens with a blue-phase liquid crystal.
abstract: A new polarization-independent and fast-response adaptive microlens array using a polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal is proposed. With a curved top electrode and planar bottom electrode, gradient electric fields are generated and lens-like phase profile obtained. Optimization process leads to an ideal parabolic phase profile for suppressing spherical aberration.
authors.affiliation: College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shin-Tson
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D004566:Electrodes; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007909:Lenses; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008904:Miniaturization; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*