Simple technique for replication of micro-optical elements

Optical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1804-1808

  Nussbaum, Philippe ^a,b,c,d   Philipoussis, Irène ^a   Husser, Aline ^a   Herzig, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d Swiss Soc for Optics and Microscopy   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Micro optical elements; Microsystems; elastomeric material; Replication

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001324887     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601799     Document Type: Article

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