公开(公告)号：US20090109544A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US11978302

申请日：2007-10-29

申请人： James Scott Sutherland

发明人： James Scott Sutherland

IPC分类号： G02B1/06

CPC分类号： G02B3/14

摘要： According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of constructing a fluid lens is provided. The method comprises establishing a generalized sidewall profile function and converting the generalized sidewall profile function to a plurality of lens sidewall contact angle functions defined by different combinations of sidewall profile parameters. Thereafter, the method comprises determining respective degrees of operational linearity of the lens sidewall contact angle functions over a range of positions along the x axis by assessing derivative uniformity of each of the lens sidewall contact angle functions within an established slope flatness metric ε. The respective degrees of operational linearity of the lens sidewall contact angle functions are then evaluated to identify an optimized sidewall profile. A fluid lens is then constructed by forming the fluid lens reservoir having at least one sidewall with the optimized sidewall profile.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个实施例，提供了一种构成流体透镜的方法。 该方法包括建立广义侧壁轮廓函数并将广义侧壁轮廓函数转换为由侧壁轮廓参数的不同组合定义的多个透镜侧壁接触角函数。 此后，该方法包括通过评估所建立的斜率平坦度度量ε内的每个透镜侧壁接触角函数的导数均匀性来确定透镜侧壁接触角函数在x轴上的位置范围内的各自的操作线性度。 然后评估透镜侧壁接触角函数的相应的操作线性度以识别优化的侧壁轮廓。 然后通过形成具有至少一个具有优化的侧壁轮廓的侧壁的流体透镜储存器来构造流体透镜。

公开(公告)号：US07480432B2

公开(公告)日：2009-01-20

申请号：US11365391

申请日：2006-02-28

申请人： Richard R Grzybowski ,  Brewster Roe Hemenway, Jr. ,  Lawrence Charles Hughes, Jr. ,  Stephan Lvovich Logunov ,  Kamjula Pattabhirami Reddy ,  Joseph Francis Schroeder, III ,  James Scott Sutherland ,  Alexander M. Streltsov

发明人： Richard R Grzybowski ,  Brewster Roe Hemenway, Jr. ,  Lawrence Charles Hughes, Jr. ,  Stephan Lvovich Logunov ,  Kamjula Pattabhirami Reddy ,  Joseph Francis Schroeder, III ,  James Scott Sutherland ,  Alexander M. Streltsov

IPC分类号： G02B6/42

CPC分类号： G02B6/423 ,  B29D11/00384 ,  G02B6/30 ,  G02B6/3636 ,  G02B6/3656 ,  G02B6/4226 ,  G02B6/4227 ,  G02B6/4231 ,  G02B6/4234 ,  G02B6/4239

摘要： Glass-based micropositioning systems and methods are disclosed. The micropositioning systems and methods utilize microbumps (40) formed in a glass substrate (12 or 100). The microbumps are formed by subjecting a portion of the glass substrate to localized heating, which results in local rapid expansion of glass where the heat was applied. The height and shape of the microbumps depend on the type of glass substrate and the amount and form of heat delivered to the substrate. The microbumps allow for active or passive micropositioning of optical elements, including planar waveguides and optical fibers. Optical assemblies formed using microbump micropositioners are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了玻璃基微定位系统和方法。 微定位系统和方法利用形成在玻璃基板（12或100）中的微胶片（40）。 通过对玻璃基板的一部分进行局部加热来形成微胶囊，这导致玻璃的加热局部快速膨胀。 微丸的高度和形状取决于玻璃基板的类型和输送到基底的热量和形式。 微胶片允许包括平面波导和光纤在内的光学元件的主动或被动微定位。 还公开了使用微型微量定位器形成的光学组件。