Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Conferences, Workshops, Symposiums, and Seminars
  4. 3D manufacturing of glass multifocal microlens-arrays and skewed optics through laser assisted processes
 
conference presentation

3D manufacturing of glass multifocal microlens-arrays and skewed optics through laser assisted processes

Lentz, Martin  
•
Benketaf, Samuel
•
Bellouard, Yves  
March 19, 2025
Laser 3D Manufacturing XII

Microlens Arrays (MLAs) are commonly used in various applications including beam shaping, illumination optics, fiber light coupling and imaging. Here, we investigate unconventional techniques to produce glass MLAs with unique arrangements and different lens properties. We present a laser-assisted manufacturing method combining femtosecond laser machining of preform shapes, wet etching and laser thermal reflow to achieve low surface roughness’s and targeted lens curvatures. This technique has high design flexibility, allowing for manufacturing of Multifocal Lens-Array (MFLA), enabling 3D imaging as well as a novel approach for skewed optics, for light redirection and Field-of-View (FOV) enhancement. This process paves the way for more complex freeform shapes in glass and manufacturing of highly tuneable MLAs optimized for applications such as integral imaging or compound eyes.

  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
conference presentation
DOI
10.1117/12.3045702
Author(s)
Lentz, Martin  

EPFL

Benketaf, Samuel

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Bellouard, Yves  

EPFL

Date Issued

2025-03-19

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
GALATEA  
Event nameEvent acronymEvent placeEvent date
Laser 3D Manufacturing XII

San Francisco, United States

2025-01-25 - 2025-01-31

Available on Infoscience
February 3, 2026
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/258855
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés