New class of bioinspired lenses with a gradient refractive index

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1834-1841

  Jin, Y ^a   Tai, H ^a,c   Hiltner, A ^a   Baer, E ^a   Shirk, James S ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; Coextrusion; Gradient refractive index; Nanolayers

Indexed keywords

EYE LENSES; GRADIENT REFRACTIVE INDEX; NANOLAYERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX DISTRIBUTION;

ABERRATIONS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; COEXTRUSION; FOCUSING; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL MATERIALS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LENSES;

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTY; FILM; FLEXIBILITY; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 33846024368     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.25404     Document Type: Article

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