FABRICATION OF MICROLENSES IN BULK CHALCOGENIDE GLASS

Authors
BEADIE G RABINOVICH WS SANGHERA J AGGARWAL I
Citation
G. Beadie et al., FABRICATION OF MICROLENSES IN BULK CHALCOGENIDE GLASS, Optics communications, 152(4-6), 1998, pp. 215-220
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
152
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
215 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1998)152:4-6<215:FOMIBC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A new method for fabricating microlenses in bulk, glassy Ge,,Se,, is d emonstrated, Based upon a laser-induced thermal runaway effect, the pr ocess has been used to fabricate lenses with diameters between 70 and 180 mu m and numerical apertures of about 0.4. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scien ce B.V. All rights reserved.