Origami sensor
AssigneeNederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
InventorsBart A.M. Allard, Ruben Bernardus Alfred Sharpe
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention provides an optical sensor comprising a flexible substrate and an optical element being positioned on the substrate. The flexible substrate comprises deformations affecting the optical element and the deformations are provided in a substrate deformation zone at least partly surrounding the optical element. It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical sensor configuration compatible with roll-to-roll manufacturing.
Claims20
1-15. (canceled)
An optical sensor, the sensor comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
- and
- an optical element on the substrate, the flexible substrate comprising deformations affecting the optical element, the deformations being in a substrate deformation zone at least partly surrounding the optical element.
An optical sensor, the sensor comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
- and
- an optical element on the substrate, the flexible substrate comprising deformations affecting the optical element,
- wherein an optical surface of at least one of a light emitting source and a light receiving detector is directed towards the substrate, which is optically effective.
An optical sensor comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
- an optical element on the substrate, the flexible substrate comprising deformations affecting the optical element;
- and
- at least one of a light emitting source and a light receiving detector having an optical surface directed towards the flexible substrate, which is optically effective.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.