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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2020
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Renate Eva Klementine Landig, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher Stipe, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kenneth Diest, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew John Ouderkirk, Kirkland, WA (US);
Maik Andre Scheller, Redmond, WA (US);
Sheng Ye, Redmond, WA (US);
John Cooke, Bothell, WA (US);
Yigit Menguc, Redmond, WA (US);
Nagi Elabbasi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
James Ransley, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A varifocal lens includes a substrate having an inclined region, a primary electrode disposed over the inclined region of the substrate, a dielectric layer disposed over the primary electrode, a deformable membrane disposed over and at least partially spaced away from the dielectric layer, a secondary electrode disposed over a surface of the deformable membrane facing toward or away from the dielectric layer and overlying at least a portion of the primary electrode, and a fluid between the membrane and the substrate, wherein a surface of the dielectric layer facing the secondary electrode comprises a textured surface.