Title :
Design and fabrication of micro optical components for optical data storage by micromolding
Author :
Kang, S. ; Su-Dong Moon
Author_Institution :
Center for Inf. Storage Device, Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
In the present study, plastic micro lenses were fabricated using micro-compression molding. The microcompression molding system was designed and the mold insert was fabricated using silicon micromachining. Various defects during molding were analyzed, and the process was optimized experimentally.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microlenses; micromachining; moulding; optical design techniques; optical disc storage; optical fabrication; micro optical components design; micro optical components fabrication; micro-compression molding; micromolding; mold insert; optical data storage; optimized; plastic micro lenses; silicon micromachining; Compression molding; Lenses; Memory; Microoptics; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Polymers; Powders; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970787
