Design and fabrication of nano-structured gradient index microlenses

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3255-3263

  Hudelist, F ^a   Buczynski, R ^a   Waddie, A J ^a   Taghizadeh, M R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; MICROLENSES; MICROOPTICS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DISCRETE STRUCTURE; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES; FDTD SIMULATIONS; GRADIENT INDEXES; MAXWELL-GARNETT MIXING; MICRO-OPTICAL COMPONENTS; MICROWAVE REGIME;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 61549101875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.003255     Document Type: Article

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