Abstract
Microlens arrays are essential components used in various optical devices. In this paper, a weight analysis aimed for the
replication accuracy improvement has been proposed. The effects of processing parameters on the part weight have been
investigated by numerical simulations as well as experiments. It is found that the data of part weight from experiments and
simulations are of the same order of magnitude. The part weight increases with the increase of the melt temperature and
the mold temperature. It increases with the increase of the injection time at first, and reaches its peak value at 0.8s, then
decrease with the increase of the injection time. The part weight increases with the increase packing pressure. With
increase of packing time, it is rapidly increased at first and then slightly varied, which reaches its peak value at 0.8s. The
differences between the experimental and the simulation results are further discussed. It was validated that the weight
analysis method can be used to evaluate the replication accuracy in a simple and practical way..
Keywords
Replication accuracy, Microlens array, Injection molding, Weight analysis, Processing parameter.
Citation
BINGYAN JIANG, LONGJIANG SHEN, CAN WENG, A weight analysis for the replication accuracy improvement of injection-molded microlens arrays, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 7, 3-4, March-April 2013, pp.173-178 (2013).
Submitted at: Nov. 22, 2012
Accepted at: April 11, 2013