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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 224-230 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical |
| Volume | 241 |
| Early online date | 18 Feb 2016 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2016 |
Abstract
We demonstrate an epoxy acrylate based system on which various micro-optical applications can be realized. With this innovative and flexible material concept, it is possible to adjust viscosity (3 mPa s < η < 46 Pa s) as required for different microstructuring processes e.g. inkjet printing, spin coating, and stereolithography and simultaneously precisely tailor refractive indices (1.518 < nD,20 < 1.569) which is essential to implement optical sensor concepts. The practicability of this material system is demonstrated for optical waveguide production and selected applications. The fast and low cost modification of optical and rheological material properties is advantageous for the fabrication of micro-optical polymer devices including planar-optical polymer sensor networks.
Keywords
- Acrylate, Micro-optics, Polymer, Refractive index, Viscosity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Instrumentation
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Science(all)
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Materials Science(all)
- Metals and Alloys
- Engineering(all)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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In: Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, Vol. 241, 15.04.2016, p. 224-230.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Optically and rheologically tailored polymers for applications in integrated optics
AU - Gleißner, Uwe
AU - Khatri, Bilal
AU - Megnin, Christof
AU - Sherman, Stanislav
AU - Xiao, Yanfen
AU - Hofmann, Meike
AU - Günther, Axel
AU - Rahlves, Maik
AU - Roth, Bernhard
AU - Zappe, Hans
AU - Hanemann, Thomas
N1 - Funding Information: Uwe Gleißner received his BSc and MSc degrees in microsystems engineering from the Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, Germany, in 2009 and 2012, respectively. He is currently working at the University of Freiburg within the collaborative research center Transregio 123–Planar Optronic Systems (PlanOS), which is supported by the German Research Foundation. His current research is focusing on the development of optically and rheologically tailored polymers for integrated optics.
PY - 2016/4/15
Y1 - 2016/4/15
N2 - We demonstrate an epoxy acrylate based system on which various micro-optical applications can be realized. With this innovative and flexible material concept, it is possible to adjust viscosity (3 mPa s < η < 46 Pa s) as required for different microstructuring processes e.g. inkjet printing, spin coating, and stereolithography and simultaneously precisely tailor refractive indices (1.518 < nD,20 < 1.569) which is essential to implement optical sensor concepts. The practicability of this material system is demonstrated for optical waveguide production and selected applications. The fast and low cost modification of optical and rheological material properties is advantageous for the fabrication of micro-optical polymer devices including planar-optical polymer sensor networks.
AB - We demonstrate an epoxy acrylate based system on which various micro-optical applications can be realized. With this innovative and flexible material concept, it is possible to adjust viscosity (3 mPa s < η < 46 Pa s) as required for different microstructuring processes e.g. inkjet printing, spin coating, and stereolithography and simultaneously precisely tailor refractive indices (1.518 < nD,20 < 1.569) which is essential to implement optical sensor concepts. The practicability of this material system is demonstrated for optical waveguide production and selected applications. The fast and low cost modification of optical and rheological material properties is advantageous for the fabrication of micro-optical polymer devices including planar-optical polymer sensor networks.
KW - Acrylate
KW - Micro-optics
KW - Polymer
KW - Refractive index
KW - Viscosity
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DO - 10.1016/j.sna.2016.02.029
M3 - Article
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JO - Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical
JF - Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical
SN - 0924-4247
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