Business Devices

Varioptic Liquid Lens for Business Devices

Liquid Lens – no moving parts, robust, fast and low cost. The smart way to build variable focus optical designs...

Liquid lens auto focus solutions enable you to produce the best optical quality imaging systems for your target application. By using liquid lens capabilities you can gain competitive advantage for your imaging systems.

Liquid lenses are integrated in an increasing range of applications, including 2D bar code readers, machine vision, automotive, security, medical and dental cameras.

Customers are choosing liquid-lens solutions to benefit from:
- very close focus (from infinity to 5 cm)
- high optical quality
- fast response time
- accurate and high repeatability – able to work with open-loop control
- reliable and robust (in excess of 30 million cycles)
- ease of integration

With its fast response time of just 20 ms, the liquid lens delivers major advantages for recognition systems: 1D or 2D bar codes, or biometric identification such as face-, iris- and fingerprint-systems.

Integrating the liquid lens in your design could not be much simpler
Get started with your optical design today and request a Liquid Lens Developer kit. For more information regarding your application, contact [email protected]. We’re committed to delivering the best solutions and helping our customers to make their designs a reality.

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Current products in the market including Varioptic Autofocus liquid lens: click on the links below

Cognex New Handheld ID Readers: DataMan 8000 series launched in 2010

Cognex Fixed-mount image based ID Readers With Integrated Liquid Lens: launched in 2009

Varioptic Liquid Lens in IVA 2MP CMOS camera KODAK chooses Varioptic AF Liquid Lens for Dental Camera

Microscan world’s first fully integrated liquid lens barcode imager

Opticon CMOS Autofocus imager

We have developed the following liquid lens products for integration in industrial applications:

Liquid Lenses

Arctic 314 (AF)

The Arctic 314 variable focus liquid lens is designed for 1/3" and 1/2.5" auto-focus imaging systems. The Arctic 314 is also used as a platform for Pacific liquid lens module designs where minimum module height is critical. Compatible with driver Maxim 14515 (40V).

For more information, contact [email protected]

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Arctic 416 (AF)

The Arctic 416 is the perfect fit for low footprint systems, especially suitable for the current trend of slim camera phones and miniature industrial cameras. It provides a fast track to market for OEMs and ODMs looking for an easy to integrate, high performance auto focus solution.

Taking full advantage of the ARCTIC 416 features, such as its inherent accuracy and un-matched response time, much simpler auto focus strategies can be applied to obtain sharp, crisp focus in time never reached before. For more information, contact [email protected].

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Arctic 316 (AF)

The Arctic 316 Series liquid lens is dedicated to applications requiring fast response time and high optical power. It is especially suited to industrial applications. Compatible with drivers: Rogers D388A (60) and Supertex HV892/ HV895 (60).

For more information, contact [email protected]

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Drivers

Max14515

The MAX14515 low-voltage liquid lens driver has been designed for miniature Auto focus Camera Modules. The liquid lens driver features a high-voltage differential output controlled through an I²C interface. It is well suited for the new range of low voltage, low cost auto-focus ARCTIC 314 liquid lenses. For more information, click here http://www.maxim-ic.com/liquid-lens-driver

To order, contact [email protected]

Press release: Maxim and Varioptic to supply next generation low voltage Auto focus liquid lens solutions - http://www.varioptic.com/en/news/newsroom-press-releases.php?code=145

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HV895

Supertex (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Varioptic have developed a complete low footprint liquid lens and driver solution, HV895, to add auto-focus capability in cell phones and PDA cameras, barcode readers and laptop cameras, biometric scanners and ultra compact cameras.

To order and for more information, click here http://www.supertex.com/Feature_HV895.html

Press release: Supertex and Varioptic to provide advanced low-footprint, Autofocus, Liquid Lens solutions

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DrivIC 60

The DrivIC 60 Series provides developers and integrators with a set of driver solutions for the ARCTIC Series of variable focus lenses.

The DrivIC 60 LL3 solution is based on a step-up converter from Durel (www.durel.com), which is tuneable through an adjustable pin. Its H-bridge output can drive Varioptic’s ARCTIC liquid lenses by supplying up to 60VRMS into a capacitive load of 500pF maximum. The DrivIC 60 LL3 uses an external inductor and capacitor as part of the boost power supply. It can be shut down to conserve power in battery operation.

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Developers Kits

Liquid Lens Developer's Kits

Integrating Varioptic's Liquid Lens in your optical design could not be simpler. Varioptic's liquid lens products have no moving parts and are ideally suited for designing small aperture lens systems allowing variable focus.

Varioptic is fully ISO9001 certified, and its liquid lens solutions are subject to stringent quality control and evaluation tests.

To order a developer kit, please contact [email protected]

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