Concave Diffraction Gratings by High-Precision Injection Moulding

Autor: Manuel Walch, Alexander Wörle
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Proceedings, Vol 2, Iss 13, p 717 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2504-3900
DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2130717
Popis: As an example of the applicable process chain, a concave grating (1175 grooves/mm) with an active area of approx. 24 mm to 24 mm has been replicated by means of electroplating and further by injection moulding with polycarbonate, resulting in a surface accuracy even below 4 µm peak-to-valley (PV). The obtained moulds were further metallised with bare aluminium to obtain components for optical applications. To our knowledge, this is the first time that such a large nanostructured nonplanar surface has been manufactured by injection moulding in such an accuracy.
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