Photo-imageable sol-gel hybrid materials for simple fabrication of micro-optical elements

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 903-912

  Dong, Jun Kang ^a   Bae, Byeong Soo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

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EID: 35348962631     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar6000439     Document Type: Review

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