The examples herein relate to assembly techniques and structures for an electrowetting cell, e.g. a fluid lens, a fluid prism or a single cell that may support both variable lens and variable prism functions. The resulting cell structure, for example, may support both beam shaping and steering functions, e.g. supporting use of the same electrowetting cell structure for a wider variety of optical processing applications. The resulting cell may be used in combination with an optical/electrical transducer or an array of cells may be used with a transducer in systems for a various light input and/or output applications.

Disclosed is a liquid lens control circuit, which includes a liquid lens including a plurality of individual electrodes disposed in compartmental areas at the same level and a common electrode disposed at a different level from that of the individual electrodes, a voltage control circuit configured to supply voltages to the common electrode and at least one of the individual electrodes in the liquid lens in order to control an interface in the liquid lens, and a capacitance measuring circuit configured to calculate a capacitance between the common electrode and at least one of the individual electrodes in the liquid lens using a switched capacitor.

Disclosed is a liquid lens control circuit, which includes a liquid lens including a plurality of individual electrodes disposed in compartmental areas at the same level and a common electrode disposed at a different level from that of the individual electrodes, a voltage control circuit configured to supply voltages to the common electrode and at least one of the individual electrodes in the liquid lens in order to control an interface in the liquid lens, and a capacitance measuring circuit configured to calculate a capacitance between the common electrode and at least one of the individual electrodes in the liquid lens using a switched capacitor.

An eye-implantable device including an electrowetting lens is provided that can be operated to control an overall optical power of an eye in which the device is implanted. A lens chamber of the electrowetting lens contains first and second fluids that are immiscible with each other and that differ with respect to refractive index. By applying a voltage to electrodes of the lens, the optical power of the lens can be controlled by affecting the geometry of the interface between the fluids. One of the fluids is an aqueous fluid that is isotonic relative to the aqueous humor of the eye to prevent flux of water into or out of the lens chamber. Thus, the lens chamber may be composed of water-permeable materials. Such water-permeable materials may be flexible, to permit the lens to be folded into a smaller profile during implantation.

A display device includes a first support plate and an opposing second support plate. A plurality of pixel regions is formed between the first support plate and the second support plate. Each pixel region includes a plurality of sub-pixel regions. A plurality of pixel wall portions over the first support plate form a perimeter of each of the plurality of sub-pixel regions. A sub-pixel region spacer is positioned in a first sub-pixel region of the plurality of sub-pixel regions. The sub-pixel region spacer includes a first spacer portion in the first sub-pixel region having a first landing surface extending between the plurality of pixel wall portions forming the perimeter of the first sub-pixel region. A second spacer portion of the sub-pixel region spacer extends from the second support plate in the first pixel region and is coupled to the first spacer portion.

A method of manufacturing an electrowetting device. An emulsion is dispensed on a surface of a first support plate comprising an electrode. The emulsion comprises a first fluid dispersed in a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid, and, dispersed within the first fluid, a third fluid immiscible with the first fluid. The method includes coalescing the first fluid to form a layer of the first fluid on the surface of the first support plate.

An electrowetting element comprises a first fluid and a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid. A first support plate comprises a first substrate; an electrode; and a layer in contact with at least one of the first fluid or the second fluid. A second support plate comprises a second substrate. One of the first support plate or the second support plate comprises a resist structure protruding in a direction towards the other one of the first support plate or the second support plate. The resist structure comprises a polymer nanocomposite material.

A display device includes a first support plate. A pixel region is formed on the first support plate and a reflective layer is positioned in the pixel region. The reflective layer includes a specular reflector and a diffuse reflector.

A display device and a method of controlling the same realizes a virtual reality display and an augmented reality display. The display device includes a transparent display panel, an imaging device disposed at a light-exiting side of the transparent display panel, and a light adjusting cover disposed at a side of the transparent display panel away from the light-exiting side. The transparent display panel is disposed within a focal length of the imaging device. The imaging device is configured to image pictures displayed on the transparent display panel at a side thereof away from the imaging device. The light adjusting cover is switchable between a light-transmitting state and a light-shaded state, and is capable of covering a viewing field of human eyes. The display device can perform the virtual reality display or the augmented reality display.

Electrowetting display elements comprising a thin film transistor are disclosed. In examples, the thin film transistor may comprise a first gate terminal, a semiconducting channel overlying at least a portion of the first gate terminal, a source terminal formed on at least a first portion of the semiconducting channel, and a drain terminal formed on at least a second portion of the semiconducting channel, different from the first portion of the semiconducting channel. The source and drain terminals may form an inter-terminal region of the semiconducting channel located between the source terminal and the drain terminal. A second gate terminal may be formed overlying at least a portion of the inter-terminal region so as to shield the inter-terminal region from light and to increase the conductivity of the semiconducting channel.