A hybrid polymer-glass achromatic microlens array fabricated by compression molding

Journal of Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Li, Likai ^a   He, Peng ^a   Wang, Fei ^b   Georgiadis, Kyriakos ^b   Dambon, Olaf ^b   Klocke, Fritz ^b   Yi, Allen Y ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IPT   (Germany)

Author keywords

achromatic lens; compression molding; hybrid microlens array; ultraprecision diamond machining

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; FABRICATION; GLASS; MICROLENSES; MICROOPTICS; MOLDS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; POLYCARBONATES;

ACHROMATIC LENS; CHROMATIC ABERRATION; DIAMOND MACHINING; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; OPPOSITE DISPERSIONS; POLYMER MICROLENS ARRAY; THERMAL COMPRESSIONS; UNINTERRUPTED OPERATIONS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING;

EID: 79955873419     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/13/5/055407     Document Type: Article

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