Fabrication of concave refractive microlens arrays in solgel glass by a simple proximity-effect-assisted reflow technique |
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Authors: | He Miao Yuan Xiaocong Bu Jing Cheong Wai Chye |
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Affiliation: | Photonics Research Centre, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798. |
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Abstract: | We report a simple method for fabricating a concave refractive microlens array (MLA) in solgel glass by using a proximity-effect-assisted reflow technique. The solgel concave refractive MLA that we fabricated had excellent surface smoothness; good dimensional conformity, with an 8.23% nonuniformity of the microlens elements; and structural perfection, with a biggest deviation of 1% from a perfect concave spherical crown. The relative error between the measured and the designed values of the concave MLA's focal length was only 1.83%. Compared with the conventional fabrication techniques for concave MLAs, the proposed method has significant advantages including simplicity, low cost, good element conformity, and smooth device surface. |
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