Laser ablated glass microlens arrays: aberrations dependence on reflowing temperature

J. Arines; D. Nieto; M. T. Flores-Arias; C. Gómez-Reino; Gerard M. O'Connor

doi:10.1117/12.900767

21 October 2011 Laser ablated glass microlens arrays: aberrations dependence on reflowing temperature

J. Arines, D. Nieto, M. T. Flores-Arias, C. Gómez-Reino, Gerard M. O'Connor

Proceedings Volume 8011, 22nd Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Light for the Development of the World; 801105 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.900767
Event: International Commission for Optics (ICO 22), 2011, Puebla, Mexico

Abstract

The Laser-direct writing technique combined with a reflowing thermal treatment has demonstrated its capability to provide microlens array with small diameter and good focusing capabilities. In this paper we analyze the influence of the thermal treatment at temperatures of 650°C, 660°C, and 670°C, on the optical aberrations of the manufactured glass microlens arrays by ablation with a Nd:YVO₄ laser. We observed that by increasing the reflowing temperature we reduce the microlenses optical aberrations and increase the resemblance between microlenses. In particular at 670°C we obtain high quality microlens arrays characterized with a root mean square aberration of λ/28 ± λ/77, strehl ratio of 0.9475±0.0352 and depth of focus of 16.438± 5.762 μm. Our results show the reliability of the combination of the Laser-direct writing technique with thermal treatment for fabricating high quality microlens arrays.

Citation Download Citation

J. Arines, D. Nieto, M. T. Flores-Arias, C. Gómez-Reino, and Gerard M. O'Connor "Laser ablated glass microlens arrays: aberrations dependence on reflowing temperature", Proc. SPIE 8011, 22nd Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Light for the Development of the World, 801105 (21 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.900767

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available

Members: $17.00

Non-members: $21.00 ADD TO CART

PROCEEDINGS
6 PAGES

DOWNLOAD PAPER SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

GET CITATION

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Get copyright permission Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace

KEYWORDS

Microlens array

Microlens

Optical aberrations

Glasses

Laser ablation

Strontium

Fabrication

Show All Keywords

Keywords/Phrases

Search In:

Publication Years