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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2011
Amir H. Hirsa, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bernard A. Malouin, Jr., Troy, NY (US);
Michael J. Vogel, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Lili Cheng, Rexford, NY (US);
Joseph D. Olles, Schenectady, NY (US);
Amir H. Hirsa, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bernard A. Malouin, Jr., Troy, NY (US);
Michael J. Vogel, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Lili Cheng, Rexford, NY (US);
Joseph D. Olles, Schenectady, NY (US);
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Abstract
An oscillating liquid lens and imaging system and method employing the lens are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid drop is disposed within the channel and is sized with a first droplet portion, including a first capillary surface, protruding away from a first substrate surface, and a second droplet portion, including a second capillary surface, protruding away from a second substrate surface. The liquid lens further includes an enclosure at least partially surrounding the substrate, and including a chamber. The liquid drop resides within the chamber, and the liquid lens includes a second liquid disposed within the chamber in direct or indirect contact with the liquid drop, and the liquid lens further includes a driver for oscillating the liquid drop within the channel.