Fabrication of plastic microlens arrays using hybrid extrusion rolling embossing with a metallic cylinder mold fabricated using dry film resist

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 12088-12094

  Jiang, Liang Ting ^a   Huang, Tzu Chien ^a   Chiu, Chien Ren ^a   Chang, Chih Yuan ^a   Yang, Sen Yeu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMER FILMS; SURFACE TENSION;

DRY FILM RESIST; EXTRUSION ROLLING EMBOSSING; ROLLING PRESSURE;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 34648825543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.012088     Document Type: Article

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