Corning Incorporated
LIQUID LENS, CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LIQUID LENS

Abstract:

A liquid lens includes a first plate including a cavity accommodating a conductive liquid and a nonconductive liquid; second and third plates disposed above and below the first plate, respectively, the second and third plates defining the cavity together with the first plate; a common electrode disposed so as to extend to the conductive liquid from a position between the first plate and the third plate; a plurality of individual electrodes disposed between the first plate and the second plate, the plurality of individual electrodes being electrically isolated from each other; and a temperature-sensing unit disposed inside at least one of the first plate, the second plate, or the third plate.