Micron-scale lens array having diffracting structures
Patent
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OSTI ID:1107632
A novel micron-scale lens, a microlens, is engineered to concentrate light efficiently onto an area of interest, such as a small, light-sensitive detector element in an integrated electronic device. Existing microlens designs imitate the form of large-scale lenses and are less effective at small sizes. The microlenses described herein have been designed to accommodate diffraction effects, which dominate the behavior of light at small length scales. Thus a new class of light-concentrating optical elements with much higher relative performance has been created. Furthermore, the new designs are much easier to fabricate than previous designs.
- Research Organization:
- LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States))
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,569,678
- Application Number:
- 12/921,126
- OSTI ID:
- 1107632
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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