Fabrication of integrated microlens array mold/ mold insert for mass production

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4928, Issue , 2002, Pages 85-92

  Shyu, Ruey Fang ^a   Weng, Feng Tsai ^a   Pan, Cheng Tang ^b   Yang, Hsiharng ^c  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Micro optics; Microlens array; Molding technology; Thermal reflow

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CLADDING (COATING); COBALT ALLOYS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DIE CASTING INSERTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROFORMING; ELECTROMETALLURGY; FABRICATION; MICROOPTICS; MOLDS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PHOTORESISTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

COMPOSITE ELECTROFORMING; CROSS-SECTION PROFILE; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; LITHOGRAPHIC FABRICATION; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES; REFRACTIVE MICROLENS ARRAYS; THERMAL REFLOW;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 84874633860     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.483153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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