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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Optical Engineering
    • Instrumentation

    Background:

    • Tunable lenses (TLs) alter optical power via electrical signals, but rapid changes cause performance degradation and distortions.
    • Existing methods struggle to characterize and optimize TLs under dynamic, high-speed operational conditions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a low-cost system for high-speed characterization of TL transient response.
    • To create and implement a closed-loop iterative optimization algorithm for enhancing TL performance in real-world scenarios.

    Main Methods:

    • A novel, low-cost focimetry system was engineered for rapid TL response measurement.
    • A custom closed-loop iterative optimization algorithm was developed and applied to TLs.
    • Image quality was quantitatively assessed using the structural similarity index metric (SSIM).

    Main Results:

    • The closed-loop optimization significantly improved TL performance within approximately 23 iterations.
    • Key performance metrics, including reduced error and improved effective time, showed substantial enhancement.
    • Application in depth scanning demonstrated a marked improvement in image quality, with average SSIM increasing from 0.345 to 0.895.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed system and algorithm effectively characterize and optimize tunable lenses at high speeds.
    • Closed-loop optimization offers a viable strategy to overcome transient response limitations in TLs.
    • Enhanced TL performance directly translates to improved image quality in optical imaging applications.