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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Microfabrication Technologies

Background:

  • Microlenses are crucial components in integrated micro-optical systems.
  • Multifocal microlens arrays (MLA) are essential for enhancing imaging resolution in specialized applications, such as light field imaging.
  • Traditional fabrication methods are inadequate for producing multifocal MLA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel, efficient fabrication method for multifocal MLA.
  • To address the limitations of traditional methods in producing complex MLA structures.
  • To enable improved imaging resolution through advanced MLA design and fabrication.

Main Methods:

  • A one-step exposure process was developed for fabricating multifocal MLA.
  • The nonlinear relationship between exposure dose and depth in photoresist AZ9260 was analyzed and established.
  • Mask patterns were corrected based on this nonlinear relationship, and continuous surfaces were fabricated via mask-moving exposure.

Main Results:

  • The developed method successfully fabricated multifocal MLA with a high filling factor.
  • The fabricated MLA demonstrated excellent surface fidelity.
  • The experimental results validate the simplicity and efficiency of the proposed fabrication technique.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed one-step exposure method is a viable and effective solution for multifocal MLA fabrication.
  • This technique overcomes the limitations of traditional methods, offering high precision and efficiency.
  • The fabricated multifocal MLA holds significant potential for advanced optical imaging applications.