DESIGN OF COMPACT ADJUSTABLE LENS
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1. Adjustable lens comprising:
- a transparent support substrate with a disposed gel or elastomer on a side of the support, wherein a thin glass cover is disposed on top of the gel or elastomer, wherein the thin glass cover is arranged with a circular shaped glass cut-out in the middle defining a glass island without any mechanical contact with the rest of the thin glass cover, wherein a piezo electric element is in contact with edges of the glass island.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a solution for designing a compact adjustable lens assembly, wherein a circular shaped piezoelectric crystal is bending a thin glass cover, thereby providing a shift of focal length of the lens assembly.
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1. Adjustable lens comprising:
a transparent support substrate with a disposed gel or elastomer on a side of the support, wherein a thin glass cover is disposed on top of the gel or elastomer, wherein the thin glass cover is arranged with a circular shaped glass cut-out in the middle defining a glass island without any mechanical contact with the rest of the thin glass cover, wherein a piezo electric element is in contact with edges of the glass island. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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