Tunable graduated filters based on electrochromic materials for spatial image control
- Passive graduated filters with fixed absorption profile are currently used in image recording to avoid overexposure. However, a whole set of filters with prescribed gradients is required to cope with changing illumination conditions. Furthermore, they demand mechanical adjustment during operation. To overcome these deficiencies we present a microfabricated active electrochromic graduated filter which combines multiple functionalities: The overall absorbance, the position of medium transmission as well as the magnitude of its gradient can be tuned continuously by electrical means. Live image control is possible using low operation voltages in the range of ±2 V to reach a high change in optical density ΔOD of 1.01 (400 nm to 780 nm) with a coloration and bleaching time 1.3 s and 0.2 s, respectively. Owing to their low volume and power consumption they are suitable for widespread applications like in smartphones, surveillance cameras or microscopes.
Author: | Alexander HeinORCiD, Carsten Kortz, Egbert OesterschulzeORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:386-kluedo-58259 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52080-1 |
ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
Parent Title (English): | Scientific Reports |
Document Type: | Article |
Language of publication: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2019/11/01 |
Year of first Publication: | 2019 |
Publishing Institution: | Technische Universität Kaiserslautern |
Date of the Publication (Server): | 2019/12/18 |
Issue: | 9, 15822 (2019) |
Page Number: | 9 |
Source: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-52080-1 |
Faculties / Organisational entities: | Kaiserslautern - Fachbereich Physik |
DDC-Cassification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 530 Physik |
Collections: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds |
Licence (German): | Zweitveröffentlichung |