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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Fabrication of a Chalcogenide Glass Microlens Array for Infrared Laser Beam Homogenization.

Fan Zhang, Qing Yang, Hao Bian, Shaokun Wang, Minjing Li, Xun Hou, Feng Chen

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Fan ZhangState Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Qing YangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Hao BianState Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9132-178X
Shaokun WangState Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Minjing LiSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Xun HouState Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Feng ChenState Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.

Funding

National Science Foundation of China；the National Key Research and Development Program of China；Open Project Program of Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics；Shaanxi Province Science Foundation Nos. 51975460, 61875158, 61775177 and 61805192; No. 2017YFB1104700; No. 2018WNLOKF003; No. 2020JM-071.
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Abstract

Infrared (IR) microlens arrays (MLA) have attracted increasing interest for use in infrared micro-optical devices and systems. However, the beam homogenization of IR laser light is relatively difficult to achieve because most materials absorb strongly in the IR wavelength band. In this paper, we present a new method for the application of double-sided quasi-periodic chalcogenide glass (ChG) MLAs to infrared laser homogenization systems. These are non-regular arrays of closely spaced MLAs. The double-sided MLAs were successfully prepared on the ChG surface using a single-pulse femtosecond laser-assisted chemical etching technique and a precision glass molding technique. More than two million close-packed microlenses on the ChG surface were successfully fabricated within 200 min. By taking advantage of ChG's good optical performance and transmittance (60%) in the infrared wavelength band (1~11 μm), the homogenization of the IR beam was successfully achieved using the ChG quasi-periodic MLA.

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chalcogenide glassinfrared microlensIR laser homogenizer

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PMID34683544
PMCPMC8537830

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