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Electrowetting device with polymer electrode

US7940467B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2008
Grant dateMay 10, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/004
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention concerns an electrowetting optical device comprising a chamber (15) comprising first and second immiscible liquids (16, 18) contacting each other at a liquid-liquid interface (19), the first liquid being an insulating liquid and the second liquid being a conducting liquid; a first electrode (20) in the contact with the second liquid; and a second electrode (202) insulated from the first and second liquids by an insulating layer, wherein the second electrode is formed of a conductive molded polymer material, wherein the curvature of said liquid-liquid interface is controllable by application of a voltage between said first and second electrodes.

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