Ultraviolet-cured polymer microlens arrays
- 10 May 1999
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 38 (14), 2991-2996
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.38.002991
Abstract
A method for fabricating microlens arrays that uses the contraction effect of UV-curable photopolymers is presented. Lenses with diameters ranging from 0.2 to 2 mm that were made under different conditions are optically evaluated. The optimum conditions for producing low f-number lenses are discussed.Keywords
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