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Since microlenses have to date been fabricated primarily by surface manufacturing, they are highly susceptible to surface damage, and their microscale size makes it cumbersome to handle. Thus, cavity lenses are preferred, as they alleviate these difficulties associated with the surface-manufactured microlenses. Here, it is shown that a high repetition femtosecond laser can effectively fabricate cavity microball lenses (CMBLs) inside a polymethyl methacrylate slice. Optimal CMBL fabrication conditions are determined by examining the pertinent parameters, including the laser processing time, the average irradiation power, and the pulse repetition rates. In addition, a heat diffusion modeling is developed to better understand the formation of the spherical cavity and the slightly compressed affected zone surrounding the cavity. A micro-telescope consisting of a microscope objective and a CMBL demonstrates a super-wide field-of-view imaging capability. Finally, detailed optical characterizations of CMBLs are elaborated to account for the refractive index variations of the affected zone. The results presented in the current study demonstrate that a femtosecond laser-fabricated CMBL can be used for robust and super-wide viewing micro imaging applications.
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ISSN: 1613-6810
Year: 2015
Issue: 25
Volume: 11
Page: 3007-3016
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JCR@2022
ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:319
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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WoS CC Cited Count: 63
SCOPUS Cited Count: 68
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 30
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