High refractive index (RI) materials are used for diffractive optical elements (DOEs) employed in augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) devices and optical sensors. One cost-effective approach for DOEs with high RI is to use a resin that can be processed rapidly by photo nano-imprint lithography (P-NIL) methods. When the RI exceeds 1.7 at 589 Read More…
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Non-Yellowing P-NIL Resin for Diffractive Optical Element (DOE)
Photo nanoimprint lithography (P-NIL) processes are cost effective methods for production of diffractive optical elements (DOE) used in holographic displays. A limiting factor for this method is the environmental stability of the P-NIL resin. If the P-NIL material yellows considerably with aging, the DOE with have limited utility. In automotive applications, for example, the DOE Read More…
HC-6000, ACW’s High Performance Colloidal Silica Hybrid Hard Coat
Are you searching for high scratch resistance protection for your plastic or glass devices? ACW has a suggestion for you, try ACW’s new hard coat HC-6000. HC-6000 is a hybrid organic/inorganic hard coat containing colloidal silica nanoparticle dispersion. The inorganic filler results in low shrinkage and high hardness, and ACW’s expertise provides a fast UV-cure Read More…
TA101-S: Dual-Cure Adhesive; Soft, Compliant, Thermal Conductive Film
Need a soft, rubbery thermal conductive adhesive to avoid shearing from vibration, thermal shock or CTE mismatch? ACW has an adhesive for that. TA101-S is a one-component, Dual-Cure (UV and/or heat curing) adhesive that gives a rubbery film with 300% elongation before break. The cured film has a low Tg of 50 °C and is Read More…
Range of Viscosities of Dual-Cure Adhesives for Active Alignment
Active alignment of optical components in cameras and sensor modules has become common practice. In this method, lenses and detectors are mated with an adhesive in place, their alignment is actively controlled by computer, and the adhesive is set by UV irradiation. By design, most of the assemblies constructed by this method contain some opaque Read More…
BD-400: Automotive Tough P-NIL Resin
Photo-Nanoimprint Lithography (P-NIL or UV-NIL) is a versatile technique for low-cost nanoscale device fabrication with a wide range of applications. As automobiles with increasing numbers of detectors evolve, opportunities for P-NIL fabricated lenses will increase. But, for the automotive industry, P-NIL materials must survive extreme stress conditions required to demonstrate automobile efficacy. BD-400, ACW’s premier Read More…
High Performance Nano-Imprint Lithography Resin
BD-400 is a high-performance photo nano-imprint lithography (P-NIL) resin. In P-NIL, a thin layer of resin is coated on a mold or substrate and cured with UV light to give a positive pattern with resolution at the 10’s to 100’s of nanometer level. BD-400 resin has excellent flow properties and can be spin-coated. Its films Read More…
Nanoimprint Lithography Resins
UV or photo Nano Imprint Lithography (UV-NIL or P-NIL) is a versatile technique for low-cost nanoscale device fabrication. The precise, direct patterning and repeatable replication of complex three-dimensional nanoscale patterns (submicron, 10’s of nanometers) in a single step make the NIL technique compelling in comparison to other expensive techniques such as e-beam or helium ion Read More…
Adding Spacer Beads in Your Adhesive for Precise Bondline Widths? ACW Can Help.
Feb 11, 2020. A common method for obtaining precise bondline widths is to add spacer beads to an adhesive. Unfortunately, if you are doing that yourself, you likely have not had many pleasant experiences. ACW can eliminate the pain by adding the spacers for you. Spacer beads are a great way to give reproducible, precise Read More…
A1855-TX An Active Alignment Dual-Cure, Epoxy Only Adhesive with Deep UV Cure
Feb 10, 2020. Are you using a dual-cure adhesive for your active alignment applications? Dual-cure adhesives cure with both UV and heat so that one can fix the alignment with UV and then fully cure the adhesive with heat. With A1855-TX, we increased the depth of cure in the UV step to 750 microns. ACW’s Read More…