Fabrication of Microlens Arrays with High Numerical Aperture Based on Femtosecond Laser Self-Modulating Processing Method

Xinran Yuan; Jingyang Deng; Dihua Xu; Xiangchao Sun; Yanhao Yu; Qidai Chen

doi:10.3788/AOS230896

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