Microfabricated ommatidia using a laser induced self-writing process for high resolution artificial compound eye optical systems

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 14761-14766

  Jung, Hyukjin ^a   Jeong, Ki Hun ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROLENSES;

ARTIFICIAL OMMATIDIA; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; INTEGRATED OPTICAL UNIT; NATURAL COMPOUNDS; PHOTOSENSITIVE POLYMERS; WIDE FIELD OF VIEW; WRITING PROCESS;

WAVEGUIDES;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER; LIGHT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OPTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE, ARTIFICIAL; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; LIGHT; MOVEMENT; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; POLYMERS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 69049102083     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.014761     Document Type: Article

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