Arrays of microlenses with variable focal lengths fabricated by restructuring polymer surfaces with an ink-jet device

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 9877-9882

  Pericet Camara, Ramon ^a   Best, Andreas ^a   Nett, Sebastian K ^a,b   Gutmann, Jochen S ^a,b   Bonaccurso, Elmar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

INK JET DEVICES; POLYMER SURFACES; SOLVENT EVAPORATION; VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTHS;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 34547470128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.009877     Document Type: Article

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