Abstract
An adaptive liquid lens with controllable light intensity is demonstrated, which can modulate both light intensity and beam spot size. The proposed lens consists of a dyed water solution, a transparent oil, and a transparent water solution. The dyed water solution is used to adjust light intensity distribution by varying the liquid-liquid (L-L) interface. The other two liquids are transparent and designed to control the spot size. In this way, two problems can be solved: the inhomogeneous attenuation of light can be achieved through the dyed layer, and a larger optical power tuning range can be achieved through the two L-L interfaces. Our proposed lens can be used for homogenization effects in laser illumination. In the experiment, an optical power tuning range from - 44.03 m-1 ∼ + 39.42 m-1 and an ∼ 89.84% homogenization level are achieved. Our proposed lens may also ease the vignetting problem in imaging systems.
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