High performing micromachined retroreflector

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2459-2473

  Lundvall, Axel ^a   Nikolajeff, Fredrik ^a   Lindström, Tomas ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Dag Hammarskjöldsväg 52B   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; GLASS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROMACHINING; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

MICROSTRUCTURE DEVICES; MICROSTRUCTURE FABRICATION; RETROREFLECTION; RETROREFLECTORS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 1642631306     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.002459     Document Type: Article

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