System and method for focusing an elastically deformable lens

A lens focusing system comprising:

• an elastically deformable lens wherein said lens has portions that form a plurality of apertures through a periphery of said lens, and wherein said plurality of apertures are evenly spaced around said periphery of said lens;
• a plurality of microengine assemblies coupled to said periphery of said lens in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of said lens, wherein each microengine assembly of said plurality of microengine assemblies is capable of adjusting radial tension in said lens;
• and
• a controller coupled to said plurality of microengine assemblies wherein said controller is capable of controlling an operation of each microengine assembly of said plurality of microengine assemblies to adjust radial tension in said lens to focus said lens.

A method for focusing an elastically deformable lens comprising the steps of:

• coupling a plurality of microengine assemblies to a periphery of an elastically deformable lens in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of said lens wherein each microengine assembly in said plurality of microengine assemblies is capable of adjusting radial tension in said lens;
• coupling a controller to said plurality of microengine assemblies;
• and
• focusing said lens by controlling with said controller an operation of each microengine assembly of said plurality of microengine assemblies to adjust radial tension in said lens.