Bionic Imaging and Optical Devices: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Biomimetics is the extraction of a good design from nature. Inspired by nature’s vision, many kinds of bionic imaging systems and optical devices have been studied in recent decades. For example, two main types of eyes are found in nature. One is the single-aperture eye that is mainly found in mammals, while the other is the compound eye which is typical for insects. Evolving from the single-aperture eye, the liquid lens has achieved adaptive focusing imaging without any moving components. By mimicking the natural compound eye, some striking imaging systems, with a wide field of view, an excellent capability to detect moving objects, and high sensitivity to light intensity, are proposed. The field aims to develop novel bionic imaging systems and optical devices that can overcome some drawbacks in systems and devices designed by traditional imaging methods and produce diverse functions and remarkable merits inspired by nature. This Special Issue calls for contributions from all relevant fields and their interfaces that showcase the latest research findings on bionic imaging and optical devices and new developments in imaging and optics, mimicking the form and function of natural vision.

Dr. Yang Cheng
Prof. Dr. Lei Li
Dr. Yangkun Zhang
Dr. Chao Liu
Guest Editors

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• bionic imaging
• liquid lens
• compound eye
• varifocal lens
• beam steering
• bioinspiration
• photodetector
• soft actuators