Abstract
Surface-relief transmissive diffractive elements were fabricated by embossing. The master was made by lithography with a self-developing photopolymer. The highly cross-linked structure exhibited by the polymer has made possible the direct replication by thermal embossing of polyethylene substrates. Fabricated elements are meant to work with mid-infrared radiation. The influence of some process variables, related to the performance of the diffractive elements, is analyzed.
© 2002 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
Fredrik Nikolajeff, Stellan Jacobsson, Sverker Hård, Åke Billman, Lars Lundbladh, and Curt Lindell
Appl. Opt. 36(20) 4655-4659 (1997)
M. S. Khan, Maik Rahlves, Roland Lachmayer, and Bernhard Roth
Appl. Opt. 57(30) 9106-9113 (2018)
Jörgen Bengtsson and Mathias Johansson
Appl. Opt. 41(2) 281-289 (2002)