Exploring the capabilities of Digital Holography as tool for testing optical microstructures

3D Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Merola, Francesco ^a   Miccio, Lisa ^a   Coppola, Sara ^a   Vespini, Veronica ^a   Paturzo, Melania ^a   Grilli, Simonetta ^a   Ferraro, Pietro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D mapping; and PDMS gratings; Digital holographic microscopy; liquid microlenses; microstructures; numerical reconstruction; polymeric microlenses; pyro electro wetting

Indexed keywords

HOLOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYMERS;

3-D MAPPING; DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC MICROSCOPY; ELECTRO WETTING; LIQUID MICROLENSE; NUMERICAL RECONSTRUCTION;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 84866075583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20926731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/3DRes.01(2011)3     Document Type: Article

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