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Ultraviolet-Cured Polymer Micro-Optical Elements

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A new fabrication method for polymer micro-optical elements is described which uses the contracting effect of photopolymers during the process of polymerization. Convex and concave microlens arrays and phase gratings were formed by irradiating a ultraviolet (UV)-curable monomer with incoherent UV light through an appropriate metallic mask. The morphological and optical characterization of the fabricated elements reveals that the surface profile of the elements depends on the pattern and aperture size of the mask employed.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, National Defense Academy, Hashirimizu, 1-10-20, Yokosuka, 239, Japan

    Takashi Okamoto, Ryo Ohmori & Heihachi Sato

  2. Tsukuba Research Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-03, Japan

    Seiichiro Hayakawa & Iwao Seo

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Okamoto, T., Ohmori, R., Hayakawa, S. et al. Ultraviolet-Cured Polymer Micro-Optical Elements. OPT REV 4, 516–520 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-997-0516-0

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