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Technique for monolithic fabrication of silicon microlenses with selectable rim angles
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Technique for monolithic fabrication of silicon microlenses with selectable rim angles
Technique for monolithic fabrication of silicon microlenses with selectable rim angles
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Lars Erdmann
Lars Erdmann
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Dirk Efferenn
Dirk Efferenn
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1 April 1997
journal article
Published by
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
in
Optical Engineering
Vol. 36
(4)
,
1094-1098
https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601300
Abstract
Spherical microlenses are fabricated in a modified melting technology. Resist cylinders are patterned by photolithography and subsequently dissolved in a controlled solvent atmosphere. This technique enables the fabrication of spherical resist microlenses of selectable rim angles in the range from 1 to 30 deg. Photoresist microlenses with a focal length of 20 mm, a diameter of 1 mm and a good sphericity are realized. The photoresist lenses are transferred into the silicon substrate through reactive ion etching. Within the inner 80% of the lens diameter, the deviation of the silicon lenses from a sphere amounts to less than λ/20 at λ=1.55 μm. The resist and silicon lenses are characterized by mechanical and interferometric methods. This technology is compared with the well established melting technique. ©
1997 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
Keywords
SILICON
MICROLENS
FABRICATION
REACTIVE ION ETCHING
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