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.
Metadaten
Author:Alexander HeinORCiD, Carsten Kortz, Egbert OesterschulzeORCiD
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