Tailored polymer microlenses on treated glass surfaces

Mordechai Sokuler*, Daniel Aronov, Gil Rosenman, Levi A. Gheber

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Abstract

Integrating arrayed biosensors (biochips) or micro- and nanofluidic devices with readout systems is an important step towards their realization in lab-on-a-chip devices. To this end, we present a straightforward method of fabricating polymer microlenses in precise locations, with desired optical characteristics, using a combination of two methods: surface energy tuning using low-energy electron irradiation, to control the numerical aperture, and time-controlled nanofountain pen deposition of polymer microlenses, to control the focal length. The authors demonstrate the tuning of focal length between 8 and 20 μm with numerical apertures between 0.16 and 0.26.

Original languageEnglish
Article number203106
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume90
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation01-01-01328
Ministry of Culture and Sport

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