KR101001756B1 - Fabrication Method of Microlens Arrays Using UV-Curable Optical Adhesive - Google Patents
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- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
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Abstract
Regardless of the type of substrate, the present invention has excellent adhesion to the substrate, has a high optical transmittance, has a strong resistance to chemicals, and does not use a solvent so that volatilization does not occur during the manufacturing process of the microlens. The present invention provides a method of fabricating a polymer refractive microlens fabricated using a faster and simpler low temperature process without using soft baking or hard baking.
The microlens array manufacturing method according to the present invention comprises a coating step of applying an adhesive which is an ultraviolet curable resin on a substrate; An exposure step of irradiating ultraviolet rays to the adhesive applied on the substrate after fixing the mask having a predetermined pattern to the substrate on which the coating step is completed; A developing step of removing the adhesive, which has not been irradiated with ultraviolet rays by the pattern of the mask, after the exposure step by using a solvent; And a heat treatment step of heat-treating the adhesive not removed by the development process on the substrate after the development process.
Microlens, UV-curable optical adhesive, adhesive, acrylate
Description
1 is a manufacturing process chart of the manufacturing method of the micro lens array of the present invention,
2 is a perspective view of an exposure process of a method of manufacturing a microlens array of the present invention;
3A is an optical picture of a micro lens array manufactured according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3b is an optical photograph of another micro lens array manufactured according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3C is a scanning electron micrograph of a micro lens manufactured according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3D is a result of measuring a one-dimensional profiler meter of a micro lens manufactured according to an embodiment of the present invention.
A light emitting device, a display device, or a light receiving device such as a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) or a CIS (CMOS Image Sensor) requires a process of controlling light, and for this purpose, a small lens having a diameter of 1 μm to several mm Micro lenses and micro lens arrays are used.
Such microlenses and microlens arrays are used in optical communication, such as the combination of a semiconductor laser and a fiber as a light source, branching that divides light paths, and branching that divides light of different wavelengths, or in imaging of copiers, faxes, and endoscopes. Is used.
Etching method using laser pulse, reflow method using photo-resist, equiangular etching process of silicon, glass surface processing method, laser deposition of polymer and ion beam A wide variety of methods are used, including processing and gray scale masking.
Among them, a photosensitive material reflow method is most commonly used as a method of manufacturing a refractive micro lens. Of photosensitive material through the above; (glass transition temperature T g) heat-treating the photosensitive material reflow method typical photolithography (Photo-Lithography) processes and can easily produce a micro-lens and an array of only heat treatment of low temperature, the glass transition temperature Hemispherical lens shape can be obtained by using thermal reflow due to surface tension.
The photolithography process used in the photosensitive material reflow method uses a principle of changing the properties of a material by causing a chemical reaction when light is received like a photosensitive material, and using a mask of a desired pattern. It is a step of transferring the pattern of the mask on the substrate by selectively irradiating the photosensitive material.
More specifically, the photolithography process consists of application of a photosensitizer, soft baking, exposure, development and hard baking. In order to apply the photoresist, the liquid photoresist is sprayed and rotated at a high rotational speed to apply the entire substrate in the form of a uniform thin film, followed by soft baking at a predetermined temperature to remove the solvent from the photoresist. Stabilize the applied photoresist. After soft baking, photo exposure is performed. The exposure is a process of transferring a pattern of a microcircuit formed on the photo mask to the photosensitive agent by irradiating light of the ultraviolet region to the photosensitive agent on the substrate through a photo mask. Say. The development refers to a process of melting a photosensitive agent in a portion where the bonding is weakened by using a solvent using an exposure process, and the shape of the photosensitive agent formed through such a process is called a photosensitive agent pattern. In the case of positive PR, the polymer chain portion released by the photosensitive action is melted, and in the case of the negative PR, the weak bond (unexposed part) is melted compared to the portion in which the bond is strengthened by the photosensitive action. Disappear. Developers are largely basic aqueous solutions and solvents. Most of them use base aqueous solution such as KOH aqueous solution, but use acetone or specific solvent depending on the nature of the photosensitizer. The developed photoresist removes the remaining solvent to dry the photoresist, increases the adhesion of the photoresist to the substrate, and performs hard baking to harden the polymer tissue released during the development process.
Using the photolithography process, if the photoresist formed in a certain pattern (an array of squares, squares, etc.) on the substrate is heat-treated at a temperature above the glass transition temperature (Tg), the viscosity of the photoresist is lowered and the shape of the photoresist is minimized to minimize surface energy. The hemispherical shape can be changed to produce a hemispherical lens array in which the size, position, and density of each lens are adjustable on the substrate.
Such polymer microlenses have great advantages in light weight, high processability, mass production, and impact resistance, but the above-described photoresist reflow method has low adhesion between the photosensitive agent and the substrate, poor optical transmittance, and microlenses are used. The resistance to chemicals used in the process of devices is poor, which causes a problem in integration. In addition, the solvent or solvent harmful to the environment is released during the manufacture of the microlens using the photosensitive agent reflow method, shrinkage of the photosensitive agent occurs when the drying is completed, and the manufacturing process has a complex disadvantage.
In order to solve the problems of the prior art described above, the present invention has excellent adhesion to a substrate regardless of the type of substrate, has a high optical transmittance, has a strong resistance to chemicals, and does not use a solvent. The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a polymer refractive microlens produced by using a faster and simpler low temperature process without volatilization and no soft baking or hard baking. There is a purpose.
Microlens manufacturing method of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention comprises a coating step of applying an adhesive which is an ultraviolet curable resin on a substrate; An exposure step of irradiating ultraviolet rays to the adhesive applied on the substrate after fixing the mask having a predetermined pattern to the substrate on which the coating step is completed; A developing step of removing the adhesive, which has not been irradiated with ultraviolet rays by the pattern of the mask, after the exposure step by using a solvent; And a heat treatment step of heat-treating a photosensitive agent that is not removed by the developing step on the substrate after the developing step.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, features of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification for clarity of description.
In addition, unless there is another definition in the technical terms and scientific terms used, it has the meaning that is commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.
In the manufacturing process of the micro-lens array according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1 by applying a spin coating (spin coating) on the
After the exposure process, only the hardened
The solvent used in the developing process is determined according to the material of the
After the development process using the above preferred solvent is performed, the
At this time, if the heat treatment temperature is lower than the glass transition temperature (Tg), the viscosity of the cured adhesive 121 'during the heat treatment is so large that material movement cannot occur due to surface tension, and thus hemispherical lens shape cannot be obtained. If higher than Td), the molecular chemical structure of the adhesive is changed so that the effect of the desired refractive microlens cannot be obtained.
In addition, the heat treatment atmosphere may be adjusted to adjust the wet angle of the hardened
Another factor affecting the shape of the microlenses is the thickness of the
1 illustrates a method of manufacturing the microlens array of the present invention in detail. At this time, it is the pattern of the mask that determines the position or size of the microlens. Such a mask pattern may have a feature that the same pattern is repeated, and two or more patterns having different shapes, different sizes, or different shapes and sizes may be repeated.
2 is an example in which a mask pattern consisting of repetition of two patterns of large and small squares is used as an example of an exposure process of a method of manufacturing a microlens according to the present invention. The ultraviolet light passes through the pattern of the
The following embodiments are provided as examples to ensure that the spirit of the invention to those skilled in the art will fully convey. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below and may be embodied in other forms.
(Example 1)
Using a spin coater, apply UV curable adhesive (Dymax, OP-4-20663) with a viscosity (ASTM D-1084) of 1900 cP at 4000 rpm on a glass substrate, and then repeat 10 x 10 patterns with a diameter of 10um. The mask to be aligned with the substrate to which the adhesive was applied was fixed and irradiated with ultraviolet rays. After irradiating with ultraviolet light, the acetone was used to remove the uncured adhesive and the glass transition temperature (Tg, ASTM E-831) of the used adhesive was 104 ° C. The array was produced.
In Example 1, the heat treatment was performed at 130 ° C., but the decomposition temperature (Td) of the ultraviolet curable adhesive (Dymax, OP-4-20663) was 180 ° C., so the temperature was selected in a temperature range corresponding to 104 ° C. or more and less than 180 ° C. The micro lens array may be manufactured by heat treatment with.
3B is an optical photograph of a micro lens array fabricated using the same method as described above using a mask having a mask pattern having a diameter of 20 μm.
As can be seen in Figures 3a and 3b it can be seen that the mask pattern was effectively transferred to the adhesive, evenly sized to 10 ㎛ (Fig. 3a) and 20 ㎛ (Fig. 3b) in diameter and uniform shape in a round spherical shape.
3C is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of the microlenses constituting the microlens array of FIG. 3A, and it can be seen that the microlenses have a smooth surface and are manufactured in a symmetrical spherical shape without irregular changes in shape.
FIG. 3D is a one-dimensional profiler result of the microlens of FIG. 3C. It can be seen that the height from the substrate of the manufactured micro lens to the center of the lens is 4 μm, the radius of curvature of the lens center is 4.7 μm, and the diameter is 10 μm.
The microlenses manufactured according to Example 1 are characterized by having a high transmittance of 99% or more for light having a wavelength of 350 nm to 1300 nm, and a refractive index of 1.56 in the same wavelength band.
Since the manufacturing method of the microlens of the present invention as described above is manufactured using an adhesive which is an ultraviolet curable resin, it has excellent adhesion with the substrate regardless of the substrate type, has a high optical transmittance, and has a strong resistance to chemicals. It is characterized by the fact that volatilization does not occur during the manufacturing process of the microlenses because no solvent is used. In addition, no soft baking or hard baking step is required, and the curing of the adhesive occurs in a very fast and low temperature state using ultraviolet light, and the microlens array can be manufactured by a low temperature process.
The manufacturing method of the microlens of the present invention is very excellent in adhesion to the substrate, regardless of the substrate type, has a high optical transmittance, has a strong resistance to chemicals, and volatilization does not occur during the manufacturing process of the microlens. Does not have the features. In addition, no soft baking or hard baking step is required, and the microlens array can be manufactured through a quick and simple low temperature process.
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