Replicated microstructures with optical functions in solar and display applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5184, Issue , 2003, Pages 60-73

  Gombert, Andreas ^a   Bläsi, Benedikt ^a   Bühler, Christopher ^a   Nitz, Peter ^a   Mick, Joerg ^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; HOLOGRAPHY; INTERFEROMETERS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SUBSTRATES;

OPTICAL FUNCTIONS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 1842531225     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.504588     Document Type: Conference Paper

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