Design, fabrication, and characterization of thermoplastic microlenses for fiber-optic probe imaging

Design, fabrication, and characterization of thermoplastic microlenses for fiber-optic probe imaging

Microlens-ended fibers could find great usefulness in future biomedical applications, particularly in endoscopic imaging applications. In this context, this paper focuses on microlens-attached specialty optical fibers such as imaging fiber that can be used for probe imaging applications. Stand-alone...

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Main Authors: Shinoj, V. K., Murukeshan, V. M., Tor, S. B., Loh, N. H., Lye, S. W.
Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98860
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19612
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Microlens-ended fibers could find great usefulness in future biomedical applications, particularly in endoscopic imaging applications. In this context, this paper focuses on microlens-attached specialty optical fibers such as imaging fiber that can be used for probe imaging applications. Stand-alone self-aligned polymer microlenses have been fabricated by microcompression molding. The fabrication parameters have been optimized for different materials, such as poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC Lexan 123R), Zeonor 1060R (ZNR), and Topas COC. A comparison study of the focusing and spatial resolution of the fabricated lenses is performed prior to employing them for fiber-optic fluorescence imaging applications.

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