• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 39, Issue 1, 105 (2010)
ZHANG Wei1,2,*, TIAN Weijian1,2, and ZHANG Hong-jian1,2
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  • 2[in Chinese]
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20103901.0105 Cite this Article
    ZHANG Wei, TIAN Weijian, ZHANG Hong-jian. A Method of Bifocal Zoom Endoscope System Design[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2010, 39(1): 105 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Tunable-focus liquid lens is considered as a kind of novel device based on biological vision system,which has many advantages such as little volume and weight,easily to be integrated and active zooming. A method of designing zoom optical system without moving lens is demonstrated according the theory of Gaussian optics,in which the liquid lenses are used as core elements. And a bifocal zoom endoscope system is presented,in which the curvature of the liquid lens can be controlled by air pressure or hydraulic pressure. A zooming factor of 1.5 is realized. And the acceptable imaging quality is gotten at both focal length of 1.8 mm and 2.7 mm of the system.