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Optical microstructures are increasingly applied in several fields, such as optical systems, precision measurement, and microfluid chips. Microstructures include microgrooves, microprisms, and microlenses. This paper presents an overview of optical microstructure fabrication through glass molding and highlights the applications of optical microstructures in mold fabrication and glass molding. The glass-mold interface friction and adhesion are also discussed. Moreover, the latest advancements in glass molding technologies are detailed, including new mold materials and their fabrication methods, viscoelastic constitutive modeling of glass, and microstructure molding process, as well as ultrasonic vibrationassisted molding technology.
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This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2015CB059900) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51375050).
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Zhou, T., Liu, X., Liang, Z. et al. Recent advancements in optical microstructure fabrication through glass molding process. Front. Mech. Eng. 12, 46–65 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-017-0425-2
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