System and method for adjusting one or more properties of a deformable lens
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsShailesh N. Joshi, Ercan Mehmet Dede
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Abstract
Systems and methods for adjusting one or more properties of a deformable lens are described herein. The deformable lens includes a photoswitch material that, when irradiated by a radiation, causes a curvature of a surface of the deformable lens to change from a first curvature to a second curvature based on the intensity of the radiation.
Claims17
An optical device comprising:
- a deformable lens having a photoswitch material that, when irradiated by a radiation, causes a curvature of a surface of the deformable lens to change from a first curvature to a second curvature based on an intensity of the radiation;
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- a transparent layer coupled to an edge of the deformable lens that includes a plurality of light sources incorporated within the transparent layer and configured to selectively output the radiation that causes the curvature of the surface of the deformable lens to change from the first curvature to the second curvature.
An optical device comprising:
- a deformable lens having a photoswitch material that, when irradiated by a radiation, causes a curvature of a surface of the deformable lens to change from a first curvature to a second curvature based on an intensity of the radiation;
- a waveguide attached to an edge of the deformable lens and having diffraction gratings adjacent to the deformable lens;
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- a first light source configured to output the radiation into the waveguide that outputs a portion of the radiation to the deformable lens via the diffraction gratings.
A system comprising:
- a deformable lens having a photoswitch material that, when irradiated by a radiation, causes a curvature of a surface of the deformable lens to change from a first curvature to a second curvature based on an intensity of the radiation;
- a processor;
- a light source in communication with the processor and configured to selectively output the radiation that causes the curvature of the surface of the deformable lens to change from the first curvature to the second curvature;
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- a memory in communication with the processor, the memory including a control module having instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to adjust the intensity of the radiation output by the light source.
A method comprising adjusting an intensity of a radiation output by a light source to a deformable lens based on a signal output by a sensor indicating at least one of an intensity of the light source and a curvature of the surface of the deformable lens, wherein the deformable lens includes a photoswitch material that, when irradiated by the radiation, causes the curvature of a surface of the deformable lens to change from a first curvature to a second curvature based on the intensity of the radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.