Patent ID: 11927773
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A liquid lens comprising:
a lens body comprising a cavity, a control electrode, a common electrode, and a heating electrode;
a first liquid disposed within the cavity and in electrical communication with the common electrode;
a second liquid disposed within the cavity;
an insulating layer in contact with the first liquid and the second liquid, and separating the first liquid and the second liquid from the control electrode; and
a driver having an operational state and a heating state,
wherein in the operational state, the driver drives a voltage differential across the common electrode and the control electrode to manipulate the first liquid to alter light transmitted through the liquid lens, and
wherein, in the heating state, the driver drives a voltage differential across the heating electrode and the common electrode, with the first liquid resisting current flow within the first liquid from between the heating electrode and the common electrode, thereby raising a temperature of the first liquid from a current temperature to a predetermined temperature.