Micro-structured functional surfaces have achieved widespread applications in various
advanced scientific, technological, industrial, and engineered fields due to their excellent …

Microlens arrays are the key component in the next generation of 3D imaging system, for it
exhibits some good optical properties such as extremely large field of view angles, low …

In arthropods, evolution has created a remarkably sophisticated class of imaging systems,
with a wide-angle field of view, low aberrations, high acuity to motion and an infinite depth of …

Digital image sensors in hemispherical geometries offer unique imaging advantages over
their planar counterparts, such as wide field of view and low aberrations. Deforming …

The natural compound eye has received much attention in recent years due to its
remarkable properties, such as its large field of view (FOV), compact structure, and high …

Droplet-based printing methods are widely used in applications ranging from biological
microarrays to additive manufacturing. However, common approaches, such as inkjet or …

Modern advanced manufacturing and testing technologies allow the application of freeform
optical elements. Compared with traditional spherical surfaces, an optical freeform surface …

Natural compound eyes provide the inspiration for developing artificial optical devices that
feature a large field of view (FOV). However, the imaging ability of artificial compound eyes …

In this research, a unique freeform microlens array was designed and fabricated for a
compact compound-eye camera to achieve a large field of view. This microlens array has a …

Single-crystal silicon is extensively applied in electronic devices, but the traditional
ultraprecision diamond turning methods easily cause worse surface quality or surface …