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Photonics Research
Vol. 12, Issue 7, 1502 (2024)

Patterned microsphere-lens projection lithography using an electrohydrodynamic-jet-printing-assisted assembly

Ya Zhong^1,2,3, Haibo Yu^1,2,6,*, Peilin Zhou⁴, Hongji Guo^1,2..., Tianming Zhao^1,2, Hao Luo^1,2,3, Yangdong Wen⁵, Xiaoduo Wang^1,2 and Lianqing Liu^1,2,7,*|Show fewer author(s)

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¹State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

²Institutes for Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

³University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

⁴College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China

⁵Institute of Urban Rail Transportation, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610000, China

⁶e-mail: yuhaibo@sia.cn

⁷e-mail: lqliu@sia.cn

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Ya Zhong, Haibo Yu, Peilin Zhou, Hongji Guo, Tianming Zhao, Hao Luo, Yangdong Wen, Xiaoduo Wang, Lianqing Liu, "Patterned microsphere-lens projection lithography using an electrohydrodynamic-jet-printing-assisted assembly," Photonics Res. 12, 1502 (2024) Copy Citation Text

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