Application of anti-reflection structures on curved surfaces

Autor: Yamamoto, Kazuya, Yamamoto, Takeshi, Takaoka, Toshimitsu, Seigo, Masafumi, Kitagawa, Seiichiro
Zdroj: Proceedings of SPIE; February 2012, Vol. 8255 Issue: 1 p82551R-82551R-10, 8172560p
Abstrakt: Conventional lens manufacturing is accomplished by injection molding followed by application of a thin film anti-reflection coating. This requires several production steps, each with the associated constraints. Here we report a technique for production of injection molded lenses with conical sub-wavelength grating anti-reflection structures. While similar structures have been made in the past, our technique allows the sub-wavelength structure to be created on curved surfaces during the injection molding process, reducing the number of steps in the manufacturing process. The advantage of this new technology is that anti-reflection function is created without any additional process(es) conventionally required but by a single injection molding process to make lens normally, through which substantial cost saving will be achieved.
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