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Direct fabrication of polymer microlens arrays having tunable optical properties using drop-on-demand ink-jet printing technology
Joo Yeon Kim
Vahid Fakhfouri
Karl Pfeiffer
Anja Voigt
Marion Fink
Gabi Gruetzner
Juergen Brugger
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2009.25.1.art00107_2  Published Online :  January 2009
Abstract

Ink-jet printing technique allows locally and precisely dispensing materials for the manufacturing of micro-scale structures. We present the fabrication of plano-convex microlenses using a hybrid organic-inorganic photo-curable polymer diluted in gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). Microlenses are printed on a glass substrate having different number of drops per lens and different surface conditions. We investigated the influence of the surface conditions on the size and shape of the printed microlenses, which can be affected by wetting properties. Further geometrical and optical characterizations are presented in detail.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Joo Yeon Kim, Vahid Fakhfouri, Karl Pfeiffer, Anja Voigt, Marion Fink, Gabi Gruetzner, Juergen Brugger, "Direct fabrication of polymer microlens arrays having tunable optical properties using drop-on-demand ink-jet printing technology"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP25),  2009,  pp 803 - 805,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2009.25.1.art00107_2

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Direct fabrication of polymer microlens arrays having tunable optical properties using drop-on-demand ink-jet printing technology
KimJoo Yeon
FakhfouriVahid
PfeifferKarl
VoigtAnja
FinkMarion
GruetznerGabi
BruggerJuergen
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Ink-jet printing technique allows locally and precisely dispensing materials for the manufacturing of micro-scale structures. We present the fabrication of plano-convex microlenses using a hybrid organic-inorganic photo-curable polymer diluted in gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). Microlenses are printed on a glass substrate having different number of drops per lens and different surface conditions. We investigated the influence of the surface conditions on the size and shape of the printed microlenses, which can be affected by wetting properties. Further geometrical and optical characterizations are presented in detail.