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Organic-inorganic-hybrid-polymer microlens arrays with tailored optical characteristics and multi-focal properties

Jacot-Descombes, Loïc  
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Cadarso, Victor J.  
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Schleunitz, Arne
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2015
Optics Express

Plano-convex microlens arrays of organic-inorganic polymers with tailored optical properties are presented. The fine-tuning of each microlens within an array is achieved by confining inkjet printed drops of the polymeric ink onto pre-patterned substrates. The lens optical properties are thus freely specified, and high numerical apertures from 0.45 to 0.9 and focal lengths between 10 μm and 100 μm are demonstrated, confirming theoretical predictions. Combining nanoimprint lithography approaches and inkjet printing enables using the same material for the microlenses and their substrates, improving the optical performances. Microlens arrays with desired specifications are printed reaching yields up to 100% and high lens reproducibility with standard deviations of the apparent contact angle under 1° and of the numerical apertures and focal lengths under 6%. Microlens arrays involving lenses with different characteristics, e.g. multi focal length, and thus focal planes separated by only few microns are printed with the same reproducibility.

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research article
DOI
10.1364/OE.23.025365
Author(s)
Jacot-Descombes, Loïc  
Cadarso, Victor J.  
Schleunitz, Arne
Gruetzner, Susanne
Klein, Jan J.
Brugger, Juergen  
Schift, Helmut
Gruetzner, Gabi
Date Issued

2015

Publisher

Optical Society of America

Published in
Optics Express
Volume

23

Issue

19

Start page

25365

End page

25376

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