3D-Printed Facet Optics: Novel Adjustable Technical Optics Inspired by Compound Eyes

Bio-inspired by compound eyes in insects, the authors identify advantages of such an optical system and propose a novel optics that combines basic principles from compound eyes with an additional technical zooming feature. The 3D-printed, bio-inspired fiber optic set-up is based on ommatidia, the sm...

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Main Authors: Manfred Drack, Alexander Berger, Bernhard Ettinger, Ille C. Gebeshuber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2020.00199/full