Periodic Reporting for period 1 - LasInPOP (Direct Laser Interference Patterning of Ophthalmic Polymers)
Période du rapport: 2019-04-01 au 2021-03-31
Refractive errors are the first cause of visual impairment and the second cause of visual loss worldwide. Uncorrected refractive errors were responsible for visual impairment in 101.2 million people and blindness in 6.8 million people in 2010.
The general aim of this project is to use Direct Laser Interference Patterning to be applied for refractive correction in ophthalmic polymers.
Results were disseminated in international conferences such as E-MRS Spring Meeting 2019, LPM 2020, and MSE 2020, and published in international journals such as Applied Sciences, Polymers, Proceedings of the LPM2020, and Journal of Laser Micro/Nanoengineering.
Refractive index change achieved in the laser-structured areas ranged 1×10-2, one order of magnitude higher than those achieved by Direct Laser Writing (DLW). In addition, processing speed was found to be nearly three orders of magnitude faster than the reported by DLW.