Some application cases and related manufacturing techniques for optically functional microstructures on large areas

Andreas Gombert; Benedikt Bläsi; Chiristopher Bühler; Peter Nitz; Jörg Mick; Wolfgang Hoßfeld; Michael Niggemann

doi:10.1117/1.1803552

1 November 2004 Some application cases and related manufacturing techniques for optically functional microstructures on large areas

Andreas Gombert, Benedikt Bläsi, Chiristopher Bühler, Peter Nitz, Jörg Mick, Wolfgang Hoßfeld, Michael Niggemann

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 43, Issue 11, (November 2004). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1803552

Abstract

With surface-relief structures, optical functions that are required for radiation power management such as antireflection, light trapping, or light distribution and redirection can be obtained for new applications in solar energy systems and in displays. There, structures with submicrometer features must be distributed over large areas homogeneously. We address the design and the whole experimental process chain from the microstructure origination on large areas to the replication and the system integration in the specific application. Topics are antireflective surfaces for solar systems and displays, light trapping in polymer solar cells, sun protection systems for facades, and diffusers for projection displays and in glazing. For the microstructure origination we investigate the suitability of holographic recording in photoresist using a large-scale interferometer. We use an argon ion laser as a coherent light source at a wavelength of 364 nm. Periodic and stochastic interference patterns are recorded in positive photoresist with the interferometer setup. In the case of periodic structures, grating periods between 200 nm and 20 µm are realized. By carefully modeling the resulting resist profiles it is possible to originate even prismatic surface-relief profiles. Structures with good homogeneity are originated on areas of up to 4800 cm² by optimizing the interferometer setup and the photoresist processing.

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Andreas Gombert, Benedikt Bläsi, Chiristopher Bühler, Peter Nitz, Jörg Mick, Wolfgang Hoßfeld, and Michael Niggemann "Some application cases and related manufacturing techniques for optically functional microstructures on large areas," Optical Engineering 43(11), (1 November 2004). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1803552

Published: 1 November 2004

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