Hot embossing is an efficient technique for manufacturing high-quality micro-lens arrays. The machining quality is significant for hot embossing the micro-lens array mold. This study investigates the effects of micro ball end-milling on the machining...
Micro embossing is an effective way to fabricate a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) specimen into micro-scale array structures with low cost and large volume production. A new method was proposed to fabricate a micro-lens array using a micro-electrical...
New interferometric IR techniques have recently been developed to allow Sun-Jupiter-like detections in deep space. These techniques demand a high angular resolution, a high sensitivity towards signal detection buried in noise, and a well-defined band...
In this study, we fabricated a nanostructure on the surface of the micro-lens array (MLA), which is one of the light extraction technologies of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), by performing the Reactive Ion -Etching (RIE) process. The MLA cons...
Micro lens-on-lens array (MLLA) is a novel 3D structure with unique optical properties that cannot be fabricated accurately and quickly by existing processing methods. In this paper, a new fabricating method of MLLAs with two focal lengths is propose...
The M × N port wavelength-selective switch (WSS) is a crucial device used for Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexors and optical switching nodes in optical communication systems. The primary function of an M × N port WSS is to simul...
As an integrable micro-optical device, micro lens arrays (MLAs) have significant applications in modern optical imaging, new energy technology, and advanced displays. In order to reduce the impact of laser modification on wet etching, we propose a te...
Using the fact that a sub-wavelength structure exhibits the same thermal expansion coefficient as a micro-lens array, we design a micro-lens super-surface film with regular circular hole-like subwavelength structures to realize the high performances...
We demonstrate a compact, partially end-pumping Innoslab laser based on a micro-cylindrical lens array homogenizer. A dimension of 12 × 0.4 mm2 flat-top pumping line with a Gaussian intensity distribution across the line was simulated by the ra...
The light field camera provides a robust way to capture both spatial and angular information within a single shot. One of its important applications is in 3D depth sensing, which can extract depth information from the acquired scene. However, convent...
In nature, arthropods have evolved to utilize a multiaperture vision system with a micro-optical structure which has advantages, such as compact size and wide-angle view, compared to that of a single-aperture vision system. In this paper, we present...
The long-fascinated idea of creating 3D images that depict depth information along with color and brightness has been realized with the advent of a light-field camera (LFC). Recently advanced LFCs mainly utilize micro-lens arrays (MLAs) as a key comp...
Hot embossing has been widely used in fabricating microlens arrays because of its low cost, high efficiency, and high quality. The process parameters such as molding temperature, molding pressure, and holding temperature affect the microlens array&rs...
In order to optimize the preparation process of microlens arrays, improve preparation efficiency, and reduce preparation costs, 248 nm KrF excimer laser direct writing is combined with a motion mask to prepare microlens arrays on PMMA substrates. Fir...
Multi-focal microlens arrays provide notable advantages over mono-focal counterparts, such as multi-scale imaging capabilities and optical aberration correction. However, existing multi-focal microlens arrays fabricated on continuous surfaces are inc...
Microlens arrays play a critical role in enhancing imaging systems due to their outstanding optical performance, compact size, and lightweight nature. However, traditional fabrication methods for microlens arrays suffer from low precision, inefficien...
The lateral displacement between the microlens arrays can realize the rapid deflection of a beam; however, in this process, crosstalk beams will inevitably occur between the microlens units, which will affect the imaging quality of the system. For th...
A novel approach for fabricating a microlens array with a tunable surface topographical structure and focal length is proposed in the present study. The microlens array was manufactured through the photoinduced molecular reorientation of nematic liqu...
Microlens arrays, as typical micro-optical elements, effectively enhance the integration and performance of optical systems. The surface shape errors and surface roughness of microlens arrays are the main indicators of their optical characteristics a...
The design and manufacture of cost-effective miniaturized optics at wafer level, using
advanced semiconductor-like techniques, enables the production of reduced form-factor camera
modules for optical devices. However, suppressing the Fresnel reflection...
We propose and demonstrate the concept of using a tuneable liquid crystal micro-lens (LCML) array to improve the image contrast of a pixelated thin film photo-transistor (TFPT) flat panel imager. Such a device can be used to image contents on paper-b...
An electrically tunable-focusing liquid crystal (LC) microlens array exhibiting a wide-range tunable focal length is proposed. The lower substrate has strip indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes, the upper substrate has periodic ITO electrodes with a cer...
The microlens array (MLA) system can aid in realizing fast beam deflection owing to the lateral displacement between arrays. The MLA system has the advantages of miniaturization and good functionality. However, during system operation, crosstalk beam...
To reduce the volume and weight of traditional optical telescopes effectively, this article proposes an electro-optical imaging technology based on a microlens array and fiber interferometer. Pairs of microlenses in the microlens array collect light...
Slow tool servo (STS) assisted ultra-precision diamond turning is considered as a promising machining process with high accuracy and low cost to generate the large-area micro lens arrays (MLAs) on the roller mold. However, the chatter mark is obvious...
We present a wide-angle, broad-spectrum cylindrical lens based on reflections from an array of three-dimensional, high-aspect-ratio micro-mirrors fabricated on a cylindrical elastomeric substrate, functionally inspired by natural reflecting superposi...
Glass microlens arrays (MLAs) have tremendous prospects in the fields of optical communication, sensing and high-sensitivity imaging for their excellent optical properties, high mechanical robustness and physicochemical stability. So far, glass MLAs...
Most existing multi-channel spectrometers are constructed by physically stacking single-channel spectrometers, resulting in their large size, high weight, and limited number of channels. Therefore, their miniaturization is urgently needed. In this pa...
Raman spectroscopy is a powerful technique for surface molecular analysis due to its ability to provide molecular fingerprint information. However, its application to subsurface analytes is limited by destructive or invasive methods that compromise t...
In this paper, we proposed an efficient and high-precision process for fabricating large-area microlens arrays using thermal reflow combined with ICP etching. When the temperature rises above the glass transition temperature, the polymer cylinder wil...
In this paper, a high-precision, low-cost, batch processing nanoimprint method is proposed to process a spherical microlens array (MLA). The nanoimprint mold with high surface precision and low surface roughness was fabricated by single-point diamond...
While fused silica microlens arrays (MLAs) act as crucial components in the fields of infrared optics and laser systems, direct laser writing has been proposed for the fabrication of MLAs. However, the layer-by-layer slicing strategy generally leads...
Microlens arrays (MLAs) are essential for light collection, extraction, and high-resolution imaging. However, most reported MLAs have a limited filling factor. Here, we demonstrate MLAs using three different UV-curing optical adhesives based on the e...
Single-crystal silicon microlens arrays are increasingly required in advanced infrared optics. In this study, the authors attempted to fabricate hexagonal microlens arrays, which offer high optical efficiency, on a single-crystal silicon wafer using...
A plenoptic cameras is a sensor that records the 4D light-field distribution of target scenes. The surface errors of a microlens array (MLA) can cause the degradation and distortion of the raw image captured by a plenoptic camera, resulting in the co...
Light field cameras are unsuitable for further acquisition of high-quality images due to their small depth of field, insufficient spatial resolution, and poor imaging quality. To address these issues, we proposed a novel four-focal-square microlens a...
Wafer-level packaging (WLP) based camera module production has attracted widespread industrial interest because it offers high production efficiency and compact modules. However, suppressing the surface Fresnel reflection losses is challenging for wa...
Microlens array (MLA) errors in plenoptic cameras can cause the confusion or mismatching of 4D spatio-angular information in the image space, significantly affecting the accuracy and efficiency of target reconstruction. In this paper, we present a hi...
This paper proposes an effective approach to fabricate a blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) microlens array based on a photoconductive film. Owing to the characteristics of photo-induced conducting polymer polyvinylcarbazole (PVK), in which conductivit...
The miniaturized and integrated microlens array (MLA) can effectively achieve the beam homogenization, compactness and miniaturization of laser systems. When the high-coherence laser beam is homogenized by means of using the MLA, interference fringes...
Double microlens arrays (MLAs) in series can be used to divide and superpose laser beam so as to achieve a homogenized spot. However, for laser beam homogenization with high coherence, the periodic lattice distribution in the homogenized spot will be...
In order to determine light aberrations, Shack-Hartmann optical wavefront sensors make use of microlens arrays (MLA) to divide the incident light into small parts and focus them onto image planes. In this paper, we present the design and fabrication...
Polymer shrinkage in nano-imprint lithography (NIL) is one of the critical issues that must be considered in order to produce a quality product. Especially, this condition should be considered during the manufacture of optical elements, because micro...
In this work, a polymer microlens array (MLA) for a hyperspectral imaging (HSI) system is produced by means of ultraprecision milling (UP-milling) and injection compression molding. Due to the large number of over 12,000 microlenses on less than 2 cm...
To enhance the fabrication consistency and surface quality of microlens array (MLA) molds, this study presents a high-quality and high-efficiency rotary profile-cutting (RPC) method conducted on a four-axis ultraprecision machining platform. A geomet...
Micro-opto-electromechanical systems (MOEMSs) are a new class of integrated and miniaturized optical systems that have significant applications in modern optics. However, the integration of micro-optical elements with complex morphologies on existing...
A rapid and single-step method for the fabrication of a zinc selenide (ZnSe) concave microlens array through the high-speed line-scanning of a femtosecond laser pulse is presented. Approximately 1.1 million microlenses, with minimized volume and high...
Microlenses can be widely used in integrated micro-optical systems. However, in some special applications, such as light field imaging systems, multifocal microlens arrays (MLA) are expected to improve imaging resolution. For the fabrication of multi...
Imaging applications based on microlens arrays (MLAs) have a great potential for the depth sensor, wide field-of-view camera and the reconstructed hologram. However, the narrow depth-of-field remains the challenge for accurate, reliable depth estimat...
Conventional photothermal therapy (PTT) for cancer typically employs an end-firing flat fiber (Flat) to deliver laser energy, leading to the incomplete treatment of target cells due to a Gaussian-shaped non-uniform beam profile. The purpose of the cu...
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