Some application cases and related manufacturing techniques for optically functional microstructures on large areas

Optical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2525-2533

  Gombert, Andreas ^a   Bläsi, Benedikt ^a   Bühler, Christopher ^a   Nitz, Peter ^a   Mick, Jörg ^b   Hoßfeld, Wolfgang ^a   Niggemann, Michael ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Displays; Gratings; Interference; Lithography; Replication; Solar systems

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DISPLAY DEVICES; GAS LASERS; HOLOGRAPHY; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PHOTORESISTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

ARGON ION LASER; LARGE SCALE INTERFEROMETERS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; RADIATION POWER MANAGEMENT; REPLICATION;

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 11244349857     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1803552     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. S. J. Wilson and M. C. Hutley, "The optical properties of 'moth eye' AR surfaces,' Opt. Acta 29(7), 993-1009 (1982).
2. C. Heine and R. H. Morf, "Submicrometer gratings for solar energy applications," Appl. Opt. 34(14), 2476-2482 (1995).
3. A. Gombert, K. Rose, A. Heinzel, W. Horbelt, Ch. Zanke, B. Bläsi, and V. Wittwer, "Antireflective submicrometer surface-relief gratings for solar applications," Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 54, 333-342 (1998).
4. M. J. Minot, "Single-layer, gradient refractive index at films effective from 0.35 to 2.5 μm," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(6), 515-519 (1976).
5. E. B. Grann, M. G. Moharam, and D. A. Pommet, "Optimal design for antireflective tapered two-dimensional subwavelength grating structures," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 12(2), 333-339 (1995).
6. C. G. Bernhard, "Structural and functional adaptation in a visual system," Endeavour 26, 79-84 (1967).
7. C. J. Brabec, N. S. Sariciftci, and J. C. Hummelen, "Plastic solar cells," Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. 11(1), 15-25 (2001).
8. H. Wirth, V. Wittwer, A. Gombert, and J. Jungjohann, U.S. Patent No. 6,227,280 (2001).
9. W. T. Welford and R. Winston, The Optics of Nonimaging Concentrators Academic Press, San Diego (1978).
10. A. Gombert and H. Lerchenmüller, German Patent DE 19708776 (1997).
11. S. Wadle, D. Wuest, J. Cantalupo, and R. S. Lakes, "Holographic diffusers," Opt. Eng. 31(1), 213-218 (1994).
12. M. Weck, S. Fischer, and M. Vos, "Fabrication of microcomponents using ultraprecision machine tools," Nanotechnol. J. 8, 145-148 (1997).
13. M. T. Gale, "Replication technology for holograms and diffractive optical elements," J. Imaging Sci. Technol. 41, 211-220 (1997).