Patent · US Expired

Beam spot control device using a thin micro lens with an actuator

US4775967A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1985
Grant dateOct 4, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/0909
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In the present invention, a micro Fresnel lens in the shape of a thin film is used. A lens driving member constructed of piezoelectric transducers or of magnets and coils is disposed around the lens. The focus of the lens is adjusted by controlling applied voltages to the piezoelectric transducers or the coils.

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