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Multi-Phase Droplets as Dynamic Compound Micro-Lenses

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Dynamic and Stimuli-Responsive Multi-Phase Emulsion Droplets for Optical Components

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This chapter demonstrates multi-phase droplets as compound micro-lenses with dynamically tunable focal lengths. The dynamic nature of these hydrocarbon-fluorocarbon droplets results in responsive micro-lenses that can be reconfigured to focus or scatter light, form real or virtual images, and display variable focal lengths. Experimental demonstrations of dynamic refractive control are complemented by theoretical analysis and optical modeling, including ray tracing and finite difference time domain simulations.

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Nagelberg, S. (2020). Multi-Phase Droplets as Dynamic Compound Micro-Lenses. In: Dynamic and Stimuli-Responsive Multi-Phase Emulsion Droplets for Optical Components. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53460-8_2

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