Replication of precise polymeric microlens arrays combining ultra-precision diamond ball-end milling and micro injection molding

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-465

  Kirchberg, S ^a   Chen, L ^b   Xie, L ^a   Ziegmann, G ^a   Jiang, B ^b   Rickens, K ^c   Riemer, O ^c  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALL END MILLING; INJECTION-MOLDING PARAMETERS; MICRO-INJECTION MOLDING; MICRO-LENS; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; MOLD INSERTS; POLYMERIC MICROLENS ARRAYS; ULTRA PRECISION;

DIAMONDS; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROLENSES; MICROOPTICS; MILLING (MACHINING); OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BALL MILLING;

EID: 84862828642     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-011-1414-8     Document Type: Article

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