Elastomeric inverse moulding and vacuum casting process characterization for the fabrication of arrays of concave refractive microlenses

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Desmet, L ^a   Van Overmeire, S ^a   Van Erps, J ^a   Ottevaere, H ^a   Debaes, C ^a   Thienpont, H ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; METAL CASTINGS; MICROLENSES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ELASTOMERIC INVERSE MOULDING; POLY-URETHANE ARRAYS; THERMAL REFLOW; VACUUM CASTING;

PLASTICS MOLDING;

EID: 33947592002     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/1/011     Document Type: Article

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