Molding diffractive optical elements
US5728324A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7224
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of fabricating a diffractive optical element includes the steps of: etching a negative of a desired multi-level diffraction pattern onto a molding surface of a quartz master element using photolithography, assembling the master element as a portion of a mold, and injecting a plastic molding composition into the mold and against the molding surface of the master element to injection mold a diffractive optical element, whereby the optical element has the desired diffraction pattern on its surface. The diffraction pattern is preferably formed on the quartz master using VLSI photolithography.
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