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| Titre : |
Fabrication of double-sided micro-lens array using UV injection molding |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
X.-L. Chen, Auteur ; K.-C. Ke, Auteur ; N.-W. Chang, Auteur ; Y.-H. Chen, Auteur ; S.-Y. Yang, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
2019 |
| Article en page(s) : |
p. 20-29 |
| Note générale : |
Bibliogr. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Electroformage
Gaufrage à chaud
Lentilles (optique)
Mesure
Moules d'injection
Polycarbonates
Polyméthacrylate de méthyleLe poly(méthacrylate de méthyle) (souvent abrégé en PMMA, de l'anglais Poly(methyl methacrylate)) est un polymère thermoplastique transparent obtenu par polyaddition dont le monomère est le méthacrylate de méthyle (MMA). Ce polymère est plus connu sous son premier nom commercial de Plexiglas (nom déposé), même si le leader global du PMMA est Altuglas International9 du groupe Arkema, sous le nom commercial Altuglas. Il est également vendu sous les noms commerciaux Lucite, Crystalite, Perspex ou Nudec.
Rayonnement ultraviolet
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| Index. décimale : |
668.4 Plastiques, vinyles |
| Résumé : |
This paper reports the fabrication of double-sided micro-lens arrays using a UV injection molding process. The apparatus for UV injection molding is designed and implemented. Because the double-sided micro-lens array is fabricated using a UV-curable resin, the molds must be transparent. An alignment system is also required to align the cavities. In preparing the transparent molds, the cavities for the concave micro-lens and the alignment marks are first machined on the aluminum block. Using electroforming and hot embossing, transparent polycarbonate (PC) molds that have cavities for the MLAs and the alignment marks are fabricated. The PC molds are mounted on the UV injection molding apparatus using a pneumatic clamp. A real-time optical alignment system that comprises a CCD and an X-Y table is used to align the marks in the upper and lower molds. After alignment, the UV-curable resin is injected into the molds using a pneumatic dispenser. When the resin is cured with UV light, a double-sided micro-lens array is fabricated. The cycle time is 45 s. The respective degrees of replication for a convex and a concave micro-lens array are 99.74 % and 99.00 %. The respective standard deviation values for the diameter and the height are 1.3 μm, and 1.5 μm. The optical properties of the double-sided micro-lens array are measured. The average effective focal length is 1.686 mm, with a standard deviation of 0.007 mm, which demonstrates good formability and uniformity. Using the fabricated micro-lens array, the 1.2 mm diameter of the original light source is reduced to a 50 μm spot diameter. The images of an “A” pattern are complete and clear. This study demonstrates that a UV injection molding process that uses transparent PC molds can be used to fabricate a micro-lens array and other double-sided microstructures. |
| Note de contenu : |
- EXPERIMENTS : Fabrication of the aluminum mold - Fabrication of the transparent polycarbonate (PC) molds
- EXPERIMENTAL SETUP : Fabrication process for UV injection molding - Properties of the UV-curable resin - Measurements
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION : The effect of temperature and pressure on the transparent PC molds - The UV-curable resin product - The effect of pressure on the formability and filling time - Fabrication of the MLAs - The optical performance of the fabricated MLA |
| DOI : |
10.3139/217.3633 |
| En ligne : |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UPtq6Q1QCfRzbdX97rTADoKFh8xRkO2r/view?usp=drive [...] |
| Format de la ressource électronique : |
Pdf |
| Permalink : |
https://e-campus.itech.fr/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=31908 |
in INTERNATIONAL POLYMER PROCESSING > Vol. XXXIV, N° 1 (03/2019) . - p. 20-29
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