Overview of micro-optics:  past, present, and future

Wilfrid B. Veldkamp

doi:10.1117/12.49395

1 November 1991 Overview of micro-optics: past, present, and future

Wilfrid B. Veldkamp

Proceedings Volume 1544, Miniature and Micro-Optics: Fabrication and System Applications; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.49395
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Through advances in semiconductor miniaturization technology microrelief patterns with characteristic dimensions as small as the wavelength of light can now be mass reproduced to form high-quality and low-cost optical components. In a unique example of technology transfer from electronics to optics this capability is allowing optics designers to create innovative optical components that promise to solve key problems in optical sensors optical communication channels and optical processors.

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Wilfrid B. Veldkamp "Overview of micro-optics: past, present, and future", Proc. SPIE 1544, Miniature and Micro-Optics: Fabrication and System Applications, (1 November 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.49395

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