Polymer microstructures: are they applicable as optical components?

Oliver Geschke; Martin F. Jensen; Gerardo Perozziello; Frederik Bundgaard; Christian B. Nielsen; Leif Højslet Christensen

doi:10.1117/12.578210

8 December 2004 Polymer microstructures: are they applicable as optical components?

Oliver Geschke, Martin F. Jensen, Gerardo Perozziello, Frederik Bundgaard, Christian B. Nielsen, Leif Højslet Christensen

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Proceedings Volume 5591, Lab-on-a-Chip: Platforms, Devices, and Applications; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578210
Event: Optics East, 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Abstract

We present a new method to manufacture arrays of microlenses with varying diameter and/or varying focal length on the same substrate material. The method combines direct laser machining with a casting method and is based on the exposure of poly-methylmethacrylate (PMMA) to an UV Excimer Laser (248 nm). A following thermal treatment of the PMMA results in spherical caps in the PMMA which subsequently serves as a mould to replicate inverse structures in poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) by casting. Lenses with a focal length of 300 µm to 4,000 µm have been realized in a PDMS replicate from the PMMA, however, this method is not limited to these materials if the soft embossing technology is applied where an elastomer such as PDMS serves as the mould.

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Oliver Geschke, Martin F. Jensen, Gerardo Perozziello, Frederik Bundgaard, Christian B. Nielsen, and Leif Højslet Christensen "Polymer microstructures: are they applicable as optical components?", Proc. SPIE 5591, Lab-on-a-Chip: Platforms, Devices, and Applications, (8 December 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578210

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