Graded-size microlens array by the yroelectrohydrodynamic continuous printing method

Applied Optics

Volumn 52, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 7699-7705

  Grimaldi, I A ^a   Coppola, S ^a,c   Loffredo, F ^a   Villani, F ^a   Nenna, G ^a   Minarini, C ^a   Vespini, V ^b   Miccio, L ^b   Grilli, S ^b   Ferraro, P ^b  

^a ENEA CR Portici   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ESTERS; MICROLENSES; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; FOCAL LENGTHS; GEOMETRICAL FEATURES; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; OPTICAL QUALITIES; PRINTING METHOD; TUNABLE SIZES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84888122170     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.52.007699     Document Type: Article

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