ENDOSCOPE ZOOM OPTICS USING ALVAREZ LENSES

Abstract

We report an ultra-compact endoscopic optical zoom system having two minature tunable Alvarez lenses. The endoscope optics has a diameter about 2 mm and length of 20 mm, and is capable of continuously optical zooming close to... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Yongchao Zou (National University of Singapore)
  2. Fook Siong Chau (National University of Singapore)
  3. Guangya Zhou (National University of Singapore)

Topic Areas

Tunable and active micro- and nano-devices: optical, plasmonic, THz , Optical imaging, sensing and metrology

Session

We-2 » Optical sensing and imaging systems (11:30 - Wednesday, 16th August, Sierra/Cumbre/Vista)

Paper

Zoom_Endoscopes.pdf