Defined wetting properties of optical surfaces

Felde N, Coriand L, Schröder S, Duparré A, Tünnermann A (2017)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Advanced Optical Technologies

Book Volume: 6

Pages Range: 387-394

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1515/aot-2017-0028

Abstract

Optical surfaces equipped with specific functional properties have attracted increasing importance over the last decades. In the light of cost reduction, hydrophobic self-cleaning behavior is aspired. On the other side, hydrophilic properties are interesting due to their anti-fog effect. It has become well known that such wetting states are significantly affected by the surface morphology. For optical surfaces, however, this fact poses a problem, as surface roughness can induce light scattering. The generation of optical surfaces with specific wetting properties, hence, requires a profound understanding of the relation between the wetting and the structural surface properties. Thus, our work concentrates on a reliable acquisition of roughness data over a wide spatial frequency range as well as on the comprehensive description of the wetting states, which is needed for the establishment of such correlations. We will present our advanced wetting analysis for nanorough optical surfaces, extended by a vibration-based procedure, which is mainly for understanding and tailoring the wetting behavior of various solid-liquid systems in research and industry. Utilizing the relationships between surface roughness and wetting, it will be demonstrated how different wetting states for hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity can be realized on optical surfaces with minimized scatter losses.

Involved external institutions

Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik (IOF) / Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering DE Germany (DE) Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Felde, N., Coriand, L., Schröder, S., Duparré, A., & Tünnermann, A. (2017). Defined wetting properties of optical surfaces. Advanced Optical Technologies, 6(5), 387-394. https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aot-2017-0028

MLA:

Felde, Nadja, et al. "Defined wetting properties of optical surfaces." Advanced Optical Technologies 6.5 (2017): 387-394.

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