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Deformable silicone grating fabricated with a photo-imprinted polymer mold

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861198· OSTI ID:22251184
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533 (Japan)
  2. Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812 (Japan)
  3. Department of Electronics and Informatics, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Shiga 520-2194 (Japan)

A tunable transmission grating was fabricated by molding a silicone elastomer (polydimethylsiloxane). Its optical characteristics were then evaluated during compression. For fabrication, a glass plate with a photoimprinted polymer grating film was used as a mold. Both the grating period and diffraction transmittance of the molded elastomer were functions of the compressive stress. The grating period changed from 3.02 to 2.86 μm during compressing the elastomer in the direction perpendicular to the grooves.

OSTI ID:
22251184
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 85; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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