A reflow process for glass microlens array fabrication by use of precision compression molding

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Yang ^a   Yi, Allen Y ^a   Yao, Donggang ^b   Klocke, Fritz ^c   Pongs, Guido ^c  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IPT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION MOLDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GLASS; POLYMER BLENDS;

CARBON MOLDS; GLASS MICROLENS ARRAYS; HIGH VOLUME FABRICATION;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 42549118982     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/5/055022     Document Type: Article

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