Design and Manufacture of Micro-Optical Lens, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A：Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 1120
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Interests: ultra-precision machining technologies and processes; advanced optics design; manufacturing; testing and its applications; development of equipment for ultra-precision machining
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Interests: advanced materials processing; ultraprecision machining; manufacturing strategy
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Dear Colleagues,
A wide range of critical components are used in micro-optics, such as micro-lenses and miniature diffractive and adaptive optical elements in mechatronics products, precision instruments, and micromachines. Applications include miniature imaging lens in mobiles, optical fibers, lens for endoscopy and naked-eye 3D display, MLA as homogenizers or diffusers, laser beam shaping, etc. The adoption of free-form design further reduces the number of components and renders the optical system more compact and lightweight.
Special attention will be paid to glass lenses. Glass was the first material used for optical devices. Advances in polymer optics have dominated consumer markets in recent decades. The need for higher imaging quality and environmental endurance, together with advances in manufacturing technology and machine design, has to the comeback of glass for critical lens applications. The advances in fabrication technology, materials technology, control and automation, and the miniaturization of machines have made the automatic production of high-precision glass lens accessible to more manufacturers.
We invite papers from technology reviews to original and theoretical research works, on all aspects of micro-lens manufacturing, including molding technology and various fabrication techniques such as precision machining and polishing, rapid prototyping, lithography, etc.
Prof. Dr. Lihua Li
Prof. Dr. W.B. Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- micro-optics
- micro-lens
- polymer lens, glass lens
- freeform design
- miniaturization
- control and automation
- manufacturing technology
- glass molding technology
- precision machining
- precision polishing
- rapid prototyping
- lithography
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