Laser-Assisted Thermal Imprinting of Microlens Arrays—Effects of Pressing Pressure and Pattern Size
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. MLA Molds
2.2. Experimental Setup and Conditions
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Replication of 33-μm-Pitch MLA
3.2. Replication of 5-μm-Pitch MLA
3.3. Comparison of Surface Shapes during Imprinting
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Nagato, K.; Yajima, Y.; Nakao, M. Laser-Assisted Thermal Imprinting of Microlens Arrays—Effects of Pressing Pressure and Pattern Size. Materials 2019, 12, 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040675
Nagato K, Yajima Y, Nakao M. Laser-Assisted Thermal Imprinting of Microlens Arrays—Effects of Pressing Pressure and Pattern Size. Materials. 2019; 12(4):675. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040675
Chicago/Turabian StyleNagato, Keisuke, Yuki Yajima, and Masayuki Nakao. 2019. "Laser-Assisted Thermal Imprinting of Microlens Arrays—Effects of Pressing Pressure and Pattern Size" Materials 12, no. 4: 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12040675