Production issues for high aspect ratio Lobster-eye optics using LIGA

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-60

  Peele, A G ^a   Irving, T H K ^a   Nugent, K A ^a   Mancini, D C ^b   Moldovan, N ^b   Christenson, T R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ASPECT RATIO; GRAPHITE; LIGHT REFLECTION; NICKEL; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POROSITY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SUBSTRATES; X RAYS;

ATOMIC NUMBERS; GRAZING INCIDENCE FLUX; LIGA TECHNOLOGY; LOBSTER-EYE OPTICS; MICROCHANNEL PLATES (MCP);

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 17444431624     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-002-0196-4     Document Type: Article

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