MECHANICAL AND SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY CHANGES DURING MECHANICAL TESTING OF DIFFRACTION OPTICAL ELEMENTS IN POLYMER

Creating polymer materials with well-defined physical and chemical properties is an important step towards building efficient devices. Replication technologies such as embossing, molding, and casting are highly attractive for the fabrication of surface-relief Diffractive Optical Element (DOE) micros...

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Published in:Experimental techniques (Westport, Conn.) Conn.), 2010-01, Vol.34 (1), p.55-62
Main Authors: Tamulevičius, S., Augulis, L., Janušas, G., Guobienė, A., Puodžiukynas, L., Vanagas, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science
DIFFRACTION
INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Materials Science
MECHANICAL TESTS
Mechanics
Microstructure
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
POLYMERS
SURFACES
Techniques
TOPOGRAPHY
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Summary:Creating polymer materials with well-defined physical and chemical properties is an important step towards building efficient devices. Replication technologies such as embossing, molding, and casting are highly attractive for the fabrication of surface-relief Diffractive Optical Element (DOE) microstructures. They have very high resolution, typically in the nanometer range, and allow the fabrication of large area, complex microstructure by low-cost, high-volume industrial production processes. Their use is already well established for gratings, holograms, and diffractive foils, and the extension to the fabrication of deeper and higher aspect ratio microstructure is underway. Here, Tamulevicius et al discuss the mechanical and surface topography changes during mechanical testing of diffraction optical elements in polymer.
ISSN:0732-8818
1747-1567
DOI:10.1111/j.1747-1567.2009.00479.x