The present application provides a display panel and a manufacturing method of the display panel. When an electrochromic layer is completely closed, a metasurface structure and an electrowetting structure reflect a light with corresponding wavelength to form a reflection state. When the electrochromic layer is partially closed, the metasurface structure and the electrowetting structure corresponding to a part of the closed electrochromic layer reflect the light with corresponding wavelength to form the reflection state, and the light penetrates through the wetted metasurface structure and a part of the unclosed electrochromic layer to form a transparent state.

The present disclosure provides a continuous zoom stereoscopic microscope with an adjustable stereoscopic angle, consisting of a microscope stand, a first eyepiece module, a second eyepiece module, a first objective module, a second objective module, a first Risley prism, a second Risley prism, a first image-rotating prism, a second image-rotating prism, a drive module, a control module and an illumination module. The drive module provides preset drive values for individual liquid lenses in the liquid lens sets according to different magnifications to change the focal lengths of the liquid lenses, thereby changing the effective focal lengths of the objective module and that of the eyepiece module, and finally achieving continuous and fast zooming of the stereoscopic microscope to be adapted to different working scenarios. The control module controls the relative angle between the two wedge-angle prisms in the Risley prism, achieving the continuous adjusting of the stereoscopic angle of the stereoscopic microscope, and then acquiring stereo images with different stereo senses.

A driving circuit for an electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) pixel. The driving circuit includes a latch circuit for transmitting a source data pulse to a storage capacitor in response to an activation gate signal applied to the gate of the switch transistor and generating a latch voltage and an inversion circuit for outputting a driving voltage at either a first power voltage or a second power voltage based on the latch voltage generated by the latch circuit.

A substrate includes a base, a pixel defining layer, a plurality of electrode pairs, and a plurality of light-emitting devices. The pixel defining layer is disposed on the base, and includes a plurality of through holes. At least one electrode pair includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed at least on a hole wall of one of the through holes and at least partially opposite to each other, and the first electrode and the second electrode are insulated from each other. One of the plurality of light-emitting devices includes a liquid functional layer disposed in the through hole. The liquid functional layer is in direct contact with the first electrode and the second electrode. The liquid functional layer includes a liquid light-emitting layer configured to emit light.

A system includes a stage, a detector and a measuring device. The stage is configured to hold a substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of tapered structures, and each of the plurality of tapered structures includes a tapered wall between first and second openings at opposite ends of the plurality of tapered structures. The detector is tilted at a first angle and configured to measure light reflected from the tapered wall at about 90 degrees to the tapered wall. The first angle depends at least in part a second angle between the tapered wall and a longitudinal axis running through the tapered structure. The measuring device is configured to determine a characteristic of the tapered wall and whether the characteristic of the tapered wall is above or below a threshold.

The invented optical chamber is sealed and encapsulated by a transparent element, a connection element and a transparent substrate or another transparent element. The optical chamber is filled with a transparent fluid and equipped with an electronic sensing and execution component. The surface state, the position and the inclination of the optical chamber are adjusted by the electronic sensing and execution component or through a movable part of the connection element, thereby adjusting the output direction and the focal length of the light beam. The optical chambers are combined in series or in array to constitute an operational solar concentrator adapted to output more than one controlled convergent light beam or a directional light beam to support various light energy applications, such as long-distance lighting, heating, light energy and signal transmission, increased electric energy production, and weather control. The invention is provided to adjust the internal temperature and pressure to adapt to extremely high power and extreme environments. Biotechnology is useful for obtaining the same structure and function.

A light control system includes a housing, a controllable power source, a light source, and a plurality of cube-shaped tunable prisms. The controllable power source supplies at least four variable voltages. The light source is operable to emit a light beam. The cube-shaped tunable prisms are arranged in a manner so there are no gaps between adjacent tunable prisms. Each tunable prism receives a portion of the emitted light beam, each has a tunable deflection angle that is variable in two dimensions, and each is configured to optically steer the emitted light beam in the two dimensions based on the tunable deflection angle. Each tunable prism is further coupled to receive the four variable voltages. Each tunable prism comprises a liquid that varies the tunable deflection angle in two dimensions in response to the four variable voltages supplied thereto, to thereby deflect the light beam.

An electrowetting optical element for enabling powering of a first and a second electrode layer for rearranging a polar liquid relative to a non-polar liquid on a hydrophobic surface of an insulating layer. The electrowetting optical element includes a first electrode layer stack, a second electrode layer stack, one or more cell walls extending between the first and second electrode stacks, and a formed containment space containing a polar liquid and a non-polar liquid wherein the liquids are immiscible with each other. Each of the one or more cell walls are mounted on a second interface surface of the second electrode layer stack and extend towards the first electrode layer.

A method of forming a liquid lens, comprising the steps of: positioning a first substrate defining a hole over a second substrate, wherein a cavity is defined within the second substrate and aligned with the hole; dispensing a second liquid into the cavity defined within the second substrate; capping the second liquid with a first liquid dispensed through the hole, wherein the first liquid and the second liquid have different refractive indices than each other; and translating at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate such that the hole is not aligned with the cavity.

The disclosed electronic shutter may include (1) an optical structure including a medium through which light from an environment passes to a lens of a camera for capturing an image of the environment; and (2) a controlling circuit that (a) detects a first condition of a signal, where the first condition indicates an activation of the camera, (b) controls, in response, to the first condition, the optical structure such that the medium attains a transparent optical state, (c) detects a second condition of the signal, where the second condition indicates a deactivation of the camera, and (d) controls, in response to the second condition, the optical structure such that the medium attains a non-transparent optical state in a manner that prevents visual detection of the lens from the environment. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.