Zoom lens
US7317580B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/004
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In this invention, to provide a compact zoom lens having a small number of optical element groups to be driven and a simple moving mechanism, at least one of a plurality of optical element groups arranged in the lens system includes a refractive power variable element of a transmission type which has a compensation function to correct focus movement caused by zooming and a focus function to correct focus movement caused by a variation in inter-object distance. The refractive power variable element is a liquid optical element including a first liquid having a conductivity or a polarity and a second liquid which is not mixed with the first liquid, the first liquid and the second liquid being enclosed in a container fluid-tight so as to define an interface therebetween having a predetermined shape, the liquid optical element being arranged such that a refractive power thereof is adjusted by changing a curvature of the interface.
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