An imaging spectrometer employing tunable hyperchromatic microlenses.

We present the design, fabrication and characterization of hydraulically-tunable hyperchromatic lenses for two-dimensional (2D) spectrally-resolved spectral imaging. These hyperchromatic lenses, consisting of a positive diffractive lens and a tunable concave lens, are designed to have a large longitudinal chromatic dispersion and thus axially separate the images of different wavelengths from each other. 2D objects of different wavelengths can consequently be imaged using the tunability of the lens system.

Tunable hyperchromatic lens system for confocal hyperspectral sensing.

A new approach for confocal hyperspectral sensing based on the combination of a diffractive optical element and a tunable membrane fluidic lens is demonstrated. This highly compact lens system is designed to maximize the longitudinal chromatic aberration and select a narrow spectral band by spatial filtering. Changing the curvature of the fluidic lens allows the selected band to be scanned over the whole given spectrum.

Optical properties of liquids for fluidic optics.

We present the dispersion characteristics of 18 liquids and one resin, which are widely used as media for liquid lenses in adaptive and tunable optics and for index matching in spectrochemical analysis. These are measured by using a refractometer operating at six different wavelengths. We provide a short description of the measurement setup and present a detailed uncertainty analysis of the measurement system to provide a measure of the reliability of the data.