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AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsAlan B. Harker, Jeffrey F. DeNatale, Dennis R. Strauss
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A tool for embossing high aspect ratio microstructures is provided, wherein the microstructures provide decreased surface reflection and increased transmission through an optical component even at high incident angles. The tool is fabricated by a process that comprises anisotropic etching of columnar pits in a silicon substrate using inductively coupled plasma, followed by isotropic reactive ion etching of the columnar pits to create relatively pointed obelisks. The silicon substrate is then preferably rinsed to remove remaining photoresist prior to vapor depositing a conductive layer thereon. Finally, a metal is electroformed over the conductive layer to form the embossing tool. The embossing tool is then pressed against an optical coating, for example a polymer sheet, to create microstructures having aspect ratios from 1 to 5.
A process for embossing an optically active surface texture in an optical coating, comprising:
A method of fabricating a tool for embossing high aspect ratio microstructure comprising the steps of:
A process for embossing an optically active surface texture in an optical coating comprising:
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