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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Flir Systems Trading Belgium Bvba, Meer, BE;
Inventor:
Jennifer L. Plyler, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
FLIR Systems Trading Belgium BVBA, Meer, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 11/00307 (2013.01); B29D 11/00403 (2013.01); G02B 13/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Chalcogenide lens elements and methods of manufacturing such lens elements are provided. In one example, a method includes depositing a first chalcogenide layer on a substrate. The method further includes applying a first stamp to the first chalcogenide layer. The method further includes reflowing, in response to applying the first stamp, the first chalcogenide layer to form a first shaped chalcogenide layer. The method may further include singulating the substrate and the first shaped chalcogenide layer to obtain a plurality of chalcogenide lens elements.