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Huang, 2019 - Google Patents

Adaptive Elastomer-liquid Lenses for Advancing the Imaging Capability of Miniaturized Optical Systems

Huang, 2019

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12960898985308208227
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Huang H
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Advanced imaging capabilities, such as macro/microscopic imaging, wide-angle imaging, optical zooming, stereoscopic imaging, adaptive focusing and depth perception, are often preferable in optical imaging systems. In conventional optical imaging systems, these …
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