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Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2014
Applicant:

Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Matthew E. L. Jungwirth, Golden Valley, MN (US);

Matthew S. Marcus, Plymouth, MN (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 15/14 (2006.01); G02B 3/14 (2006.01); G02B 13/18 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/14 (2013.01); G02B 3/0081 (2013.01); G02B 13/18 (2013.01); G02B 26/0875 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspheric variable focal length lens systems and methods are described herein. One example of a system for aspheric variable focal length lens includes a first surface coupled to a second surface by a number of concentric rings that creates a void, wherein the first surface is a variable aspheric surface, an optical material within the void between the first surface and the second surface, a first actuator located at a first end of the first surface and a first end of the second surface, and a second actuator located at a second end of the first surface and a second end of the second surface.


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