Replication of optical components by hot embossing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7716, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Worgull, M ^a   Schneider, M ^a   Heilig, M ^a   Kolew, A ^a   Dinglreiter, H ^a   Mohr, J ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hot embossing; Microlenses; NEMO; Optical grating; Polymer; Replication; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER MARKET; HOT EMBOSSING PROCESS; HOT-EMBOSSING; INJECTION MOULDING; INTERNAL STRESS; NEMO; OPTICAL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL GRATING; POLYMER REPLICA; REPLICATION; REPLICATION TECHNOLOGY; STRESS SENSITIVE;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROLENSES; MICROSTRUCTURE; WAVEGUIDES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79551710940     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.859077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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