CPC G02B 3/14 (2013.01) [G02B 1/041 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A device including a fluid lens, wherein the fluid lens comprises:
a membrane;
a substrate; and
a fluid located within an enclosure formed at least in part by the membrane and the substrate, wherein:
the membrane is an elastic membrane;
the fluid comprises an amount of an additive that is effective to appreciably reduce bubble formation within the fluid;
the additive comprises particles;
the particles are silica nanoparticles;
an associated fluid volume associated with each silica nanoparticle is less than a stable bubble volume for a stable bubble within the fluid; and
the associated fluid volume is determined by dividing a fluid volume by a number of the silica nanoparticles within the fluid volume.
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