Patent ID: 7324287

Claim:
A fluid lens comprising first and second fluid lens components, wherein: said first fluid lens component comprises a first lens surface formed along an interface of first and second fluids contained within a fluid reservoir of said lens; said first and second fluids are immiscible with respect to each other; said second fluid lens component comprises a second lens surface formed along an interface of second and third fluids contained within said fluid reservoir; said second and third fluids are immiscible with respect to each other; said first fluid is mechanically coupled to said third fluid via said second fluid; an index of refraction of said second fluid is substantially different than an index of refraction of said first and third fluids; said fluid lens is configured such that an optical signal may propagate from an input side of said lens to an output side of said lens along an axis of optical propagation extending through said first and second lens surfaces of said first and second lens components; and said fluid lens is configured to permit alteration of at least one of said first and second lens surfaces.