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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thein Kyu, Akron, OH (US);
Domasius Nwabunma, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 1/900 ;
Abstract
An electrically tunable microlens array. The array is formed by pattern photopolymerization of photoreactive mixtures comprising a polymerizable material and liquid crystals; wherein the photopolymerization is characterized by the interaction of multiple-wave mixing. The liquid crystals are contained as droplets in regions between the polymerized material.