Design and fabrication of a copolymer aspheric bi-convex lens utilizing thermal energy and electrostatic force in a dynamic fluidic

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 6014-6023

  Hung, Kuo Yung ^a   Fan, Chao Chih ^b   Tseng, Fan Gang ^b   Chen, Yi Ko ^a  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHERICS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; ELECTROSTATIC LENSES; FABRICATION; OLEFINS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL ENERGY;

BLU-RAY; BOTTOM ELECTRODES; CONVEX LENS; CYCLOOLEFIN COPOLYMERS; DYNAMIC FLUIDS; ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL; FOCAL LENGTHS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LENS MATERIALS; LIQUID DROPLETS; MICROOPTICAL SYSTEMS; PRECISION CUTTING; SPOT SIZES; ULTRASONIC DRILLING;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROFLUIDICS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HOT TEMPERATURE; LENSES; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERS; REFRACTOMETRY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77949636128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.006014     Document Type: Article

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