The purpose of this thesis is to investigate new instrument technology to enhance the capabilities of 8-m telescopes. This thesis first describes the theory, design, construction, and testing of an immersed grating. Immersed gratings can be used to provide R≥ 10(^4) with a multi-object and/or integral field spectrograph on an 8-m telescope. Immersed gratings allow high resolution to be achieved whilst maintaining the required pupil size at a level similar to that on 4-m telescopes. This thesis describes laboratory tests which verify that immersed gratings provide high resolution. The throughput penalty in using an immersed grating is shown to be small with losses due to air-glass reflections, which can be eliminated with antireflection coatings, and metal-dielectric losses. This work demonstrates that immersed gratings provide a good method to reach R=10(^4) (and above) with a multi-aperture spectrograph on an 8-m telescope. The second part of this thesis describes the construction of a microlens-fibre based integral field unit (IFU): the SMIRFS-IFU. This instrument provides a unique J and H-band integral field capability for use with the CGS4 spectrograph at UKIRT. The optical design, assembly, laboratory testing, and telescope commissioning of the SMIRFS-IFU are described. The microlens arrays for use with SMIRFS-IFU were tested in detail and found to provide excellent image quality but with some scattered light. The assembly of the SMIRFS-IFU was achieved with high precision. The overall performance of the SMIRFS-IFU was found to be high and close to theoretical expectations. This instrument demonstrates that the technology of microlenses linked to fibres does provide a means of constructing high performance (i.e. high throughput, high spatial and spectral resolution) IFUs. Integral field spectroscopy is even more important for 8-m telescopes to take advantage of their enormous fight gathering power. The SMIRFS-IFU is an important upgrade to CGS4 to perform high spatial resolution integral field spectroscopy.

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In recent years, even though the light output of GaN-based LED continues to increase, the brightness (~20 lm/W) is still low compared to conventional lighting systems and it is necessary to further improve the light extraction of LEDs. In this study, we utilize flip-chip technique, photoresist microlenses, reflectors and thermoelectric cooler to increase the light extraction of GaN MQW LED. Electroluminescence (EL) and power angular distribution are used to measure the light output intensity of LED. From temperature dependent current-voltage (I-V-T) characteristics, the charge carrier transport mechanisms at different biased regions are also investigated. In the results, back emission of LED with SiO2/Al reflector has maximum light intensity ( 3.28£gW ) , which is higher than front emission one ( 2.73£gW ) in vertical emitting area ( at 90 angles). LED with P.R. microlenses (refractive index, n=1.62) on backside could improve the light extraction of LED (about 1.2 times) as well. The enhancement of light output is duo to the reduction of light absorption from the metal contact and Fresnel¡¦s transmission losses at GaN (n=2.4)/air (n=1) interface. Finally, we fabricate a high brightness LED with above light enhancement design. EL intensity of LED is increased about 1.25 times than conventional one. Therefore, we can manufacture a LEDs array with above designs to obtain high light output for future solid-state illumination.

A new scheme of asymmetric elliptic-cone-shaped microlens (AECSM) employing a single-step fabrication technique for efficient coupling between the high-power 980nm laser diodes and the single-mode fibers is proposed. The asymmetric elliptic-cone-shaped fiber endface (AECSFE) was fabricated by a single-step grinding and polishing a cleaved fiber by applying a periodically variable torque on the fiber ferrule to change the grinding pressure. The periodically variable torque was made by an eccentric mass with a constant rotation speed double that of the fiber. After the AECSFE was formed, an AECSM was obtained by heating the fiber tip in a fusing splicer. In comparison with the previous works on asymmetric fiber microlenses fabricated by the multi-step processes with complicated fabrication, the advantages of the AECSM structure for achieving high coupling are a single-step fabrication, a reproducible process, and a high-yield output. In this study, we demonstrated that the average grinding offset of the AECSM structure for 30 measurements was about 0.4 £gm, the average coupling efficiency was 71%, and the maximum of the measured coupling efficiency was 83%. The yield of the AECSM for coupling efficiency over 70% was 47%, for coupling efficiency over 60% was almost 100%.

A novel approach to microfabrication based on stereolithography was presented. This fabrication process is referred to as, ‘Exposure Controlled Projection Lithography’ (ECPL). In the ECPL process, incident radiation, patterned by a dynamic mask, passes through a transparent substrate to cure photopolymer resin. By controlling the amount of exposure, the height field of the cured film can be controlled. An ECPL system was designed and assembled. Factors affecting the accuracy of the ECPL process in fabricating micron shaped features were identified and studied. A real-time in-situ photopolymerization monitoring system was designed and assembled within the ECPL system to identify the sources of variations present in the system. Parts are fabricated from the ECPL process because of polymerization (or cross-linking) of monomer resin using light energy. Photopolymerization is a complex process involving coupling between several phenomena. This process was modeled by utilizing an understanding of the known polymerization reaction kinetics with incorporating the effects of oxygen inhibition and diffusion. A material response model and a simulation tool to estimate the shape of a cured part resulting from photopolymerization was created. This model was used to formulate a process-planning method to estimate the manufacturing process inputs required to cure a part of desired shape and dimensions. The process planning method was validated through simulations and experiments.

Les travaux de thèse concernent le design optique et le développement d’un microscope confocal miniature MEMS intégré verticalement. Différentes architectures optiques ont été proposées afin de combiner un design optique optimal aux nombreuses contraintes technologiques liées à la fabrication collective des différents blocs élémentaires du microscope sur puce. Ceux-ci, réalisés avec des technologies hybrides, sont encapsulés par assemblage vertical de wafers utilisant les technologies de soudure ≪multi-wafer≫, et permettent la construction d’un microsystème complet d’instrumentation. Un accent particulier a été émis sur la minimisation des aberrations optiques générées par les différents composants micro optiques pour permettre une résolution de mesure élevée. Pour satisfaire ces besoins, différentes briques élémentaires ont été développées : un cube semi-transparent micro-fabriqué, différentes microlentilles réfractives basées sur le micro moulage silicium et un micro-objectif réflecteur. Un montage expérimental de caractérisation dédié à l’ évaluation de la qualité de ces micro composants a également été proposé. De plus, les différents procédés de micro-usinage silicium (gravure humide anisotrope et isotrope, gravure sèche isotrope du silicium) pour la génération de micro-miroirs et de microlentilles ont été comparés. Enfin, les procédures d’assemblage vertical, incluant toutes les technologies d’interconnexion électrique ont été développées. Le travail de thèse a été réalisée dans le cadre du projet DWST-DIS ( The Development of Multi Wafer Stacking 3D Technology for Displays and Imaging MicroSystems), programme financé par le programme Inter Carnot Fraunhofer (PICF) - un projet ANR entre FEMTO-STet l’institut Fraunhofer ENAS. / The thesis manuscript concerns optical design and development of a vertically integrated MEMSbasedconfocal microscope. Different optical architectures have been proposed that aim to combineoptimal optical design and the numerous technological constraints linked to the batch fabricationof the different building blocks. The latter, made by hybrid technologies, and packaged byvertical assembly using multi- wafer bonding, allow the construction of a complete microsystem forinstrumentation. Special emphasis is placed on the minimization of optical aberrations generatedby the different microoptical components to ensure good resolution of measurement. For thesepurposes, different building blocks have been developed, namely a batch-fabricated cube-typedbeamsplitter, different silicon moulded refractive microlenses and a miniature reflective objective.Dedicated characterization system for quality assessment of the fabricated micro-components wasalso developed. Moreover, different processes of silicon-based micromachining for generation ofmicromirrors and microlenses (wet anisotropic and isotropic etch, dry isotropic etch of silicon) havebeen compared. Finally, procedures of vertical assembly including all electrical interconnectiontechnologies have been developed. The thesis work was performed in the frame of the DWST-DIS(The Development of Multi Wafer Stacking 3D Technology for Displays and Imaging MicroSystems)project funded by the Programme Inter Carnot Fraunhofer (PICF) – an ANR project between FEMTO-STand ENAS - Fraunhofer Institute.

La structure moléculaire d'un cristal liquide cholestérique (CLC) est hélicoïdale et donne lieu à des propriétés optiques remarquables comme la réflexion sélective de la lumière. La structure cholestérique soulève des questions fondamentales comme la relation entre chiralités moléculaire et mésoscopique, et son impact sur les propriétés optiques. Elle est omniprésente en biologie (organisation de la chitine, de la cellulose, du collagène ou de la chromatine). Elle est aussi utilisée en technologie : en cosmétologie, dans les afficheurs nématiques super-torsadés, les écrans réflecteurs, les capteurs de température ou pression, les matériaux pour les applications photoniques en général. Le but du présent travail est de décrire et comprendre l'interaction de la lumière avec différents types de structures hélicoïdales non-monotones élaborées dans cette thèse - films cholestériques synthétiques (monocomposant ou hybrides i.e. dopés en nanoparticules d'or) - ou dans un matériau biologique (carapace du scarabée Chrysina gloriosa). Différentes techniques de caractérisation optique ont été utilisées suivant le matériau à étudier et les questions posées. La partie principale du manuscrit est dédiée aux microlentilles et micro-miroirs cholestériques. Nous avons étudié la texture polygonale cholestérique et mis en évidence qu'elle se comporte comme un réseau de microlentilles chirales à l'aide de la microscopie confocale couplée à la spectrophotométrie. Ces microlentilles organiques, élaborées en deux étapes par auto-assemblage, ont la particularité d'être sélectives en longueur d'onde. Nous avons ensuite montré que la texture polygonale de la carapace de Chrysina gloriosa, analogue biologique, est un réseau de micro-miroirs sphériques et de microlentilles convergentes. La seconde partie du manuscrit est consacrée à l'élaboration de matériaux hybrides CLC et nanoparticules d'or et à l'étude de leurs propriétés optiques. Les propriétés optiques de ces nanocomposites ont été sondées à l'aide de différentes techniques (résonance plasmon, spectrométrie Raman etc). / The molecular structure of a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) is helical and gives rise to outstanding optical properties like the selective reflection of the light. Cholesteric structure raises fundamental questions such as the relationship between molecular chirality and mesoscopic chirality, and its impact on optical properties. It is omnipresent in biology (organisation of chitin, cellulose, collagen or chromatin). It is also used in technology: cosmetology, super-twisted nematic displays, reflective screens, temperature or pressure sensors, materials for photonic applications in general. The purpose of this work is to describe and understand the interaction of light with different types of non-monotonous helical structures elaborated in this thesis - synthetic cholesteric films (single-component or hybrid i.e. doped with gold nanoparticles) - or in a biological material (Chrysina gloriosa beetle). Several optical characterisation techniques have been used, depending on the sample to study and the questions which are rised. The main part of the manuscript is dedicated to cholesteric microlenses and micro-mirrors. We studied the cholesteric polygonal texture and highlighted that it acts as a chiral microlens array by using confocal microscopy coupled to spectrophotometry. These organic microlenses, developed in a two-step process by self-assembly, have the specificity of being wavelength-selective. We then showed that the polygonal texture of Chrysina gloriosa, as a biological analogous, is an array of spherical micro-mirrors and convergent microlenses. The second part of the manuscript is devoted to the elaboration of hybrid materials composed of CLC and gold nanoparticules and the study of their optical properties. Optical properties of these nanocomposites were probed using various techniques (plasmon resonance, Raman spectroscopy etc).