Panacol offers a new range of optical grade resins for imprint and optical bonding applications, materials that are typically used for light carpets in the automotive industry but they are also applicable in consumer products, for smart device sensors, wearables and to create structured light in projectors or time of flight sensing.
Panacol has successfully formulated resins for imprint replication of refractive lenses and diffractive optical elements (DOEs) – meaning these materials are highly suitable for micro and nanoimprint lithography or wafer level optics. In addition to the suitability of these materials for commonly used glass wafers, the new generation products demonstrate a high-level of adhesion to trending new polymer substrates including optical grade PET, PC or COP. Once applied and imprinted, the adhesives are quickly cured by UV light, creating a precise and durable structure.
A member of this new generation of optical materials is Vitralit® UC 1633, which features a further improved yellowing resistance, higher optical transmission and superior shape retention. Vitralit® UC 1633 is easy to demould from PDMS moulds which makes it an ideal material to form microlenses such as those used in smart watches.
For unique optical applications and assembly, Panacol offers its black UV curable materials for shading and masking properties. “Black&Light” adhesives, such as Vitralit® BL UC 1103, can be cured in thicker layers by light only, resulting in high optical densities.
For the assembly of optical components, Panacol offers a wide range of UV curable adhesives for bonding and alignment. Dual cure adhesives with a secondary moisture or heat curing step are available for applications with shadow zones.
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