A study of the geometry of microball lens arrays using the novel batch-fabrication technique

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 122, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 55-63

  Chien, Chi Hui ^a   Pan, C T ^a   Hsieh, Chi Chung ^a   Yang, Cong Ming ^a   Sher, Kun Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Critical aspect ratio; Insertion loss; Microball lens; Neck size; Photoresist; PI; Reflow; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ASPECT RATIO; INSERTION LOSSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEELING; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRITICAL ASPECT RATIO; MICROBALL LENSES; NECK SIZE; REFLOW;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

EID: 22944490880     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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