Polymer microlenses with modified micromolding in capillaries (MIMIC) technology

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2628-2630

  Llobera, Andreu ^a   Wilke, R ^a   Johnson, D W ^b   Buttgenbach S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b MicroChem Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Modified micromolding in capillaries (MIMICs); Optical polymers; Soft lithography

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FIBER OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LITHOGRAPHY; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTORESISTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

FIBER OPTICS POSITIONING; MODIFIED MICROMOLDING IN CAPILLARIES (MIMICS); OPTICAL POLYMERS; POLYMER MICROLENSES; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 29244442264     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.859171     Document Type: Article

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