Adaptive aberration correction using an electrowetting array
Abstract
We demonstrate a method that permits wavefront aberration correction using an array of electrowetting prisms. A fixed high fill factor microlens array followed by a lower fill factor adaptive electrowetting prism array is used to correct wavefront aberration. The design and simulation of such aberration correction mechanism is described. Our results show significant improvement to the Strehl ratio by using our aberration correction scheme which results in diffraction limited performance. Compactness and effectiveness of our design can be implemented in many applications that require aberration correction, such as microscopy and consumer electronics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 20, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1063/5.0133473
Entities
People
- Juliet T. Gopinath
- Mohammad Zohrabi Alaei
- Samuel Gilinsky
- Victor Bright
- Wei Yang Lim
Organizations
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Extramural Research
- Office of Naval Research Global
- University of Colorado