A doublet microlens array for imaging micron-sized objects

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Tripathi, A ^a   Chronis, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTFIELD; CCD SENSORS; FLUIDIC ASSEMBLY; FLUORESCENT IMAGES; GLASS MICROSPHERES; HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURES; LAB-ON-CHIP; MICRO HOLES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; NUMERICAL APERTURE; OPTICAL MODULES; PHOTONIC CHIPS; SILICON MICROFABRICATION; THIN POLYMER LAYERS;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 80053603428     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/10/105024     Document Type: Article

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