Polymeric nanolayered gradient refractive index lenses: Technology review and introduction of spherical gradient refractive index ball lenses

Optical Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Ji, Shanzuo ^a   Yin, Kezhen ^a   Mackey, Matthew ^a   Brister, Aaron ^a   Ponting, Michael ^b   Baer, Eric ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b PolymerPlus LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

gradient refractive index; imaging; lenses; nanolayers; polymer; solar refractive index

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; GRADIENT REFRACTIVE INDEX; GRADIENT REFRACTIVE INDEX LENS; NANO LAYERS; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYMER MATERIALS; POLYMER TECHNOLOGY; REFRACTIVE-INDEX DISTRIBUTION;

CHARACTERIZATION; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LENSES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; STYRENE; THERMOFORMING;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 84890280897     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.52.11.112105     Document Type: Article

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