Dr. Ulrike Schulz Profile

Dr. Ulrike Schulz

at Fraunhofer IOF

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Instructor

Publications (32)

Proceedings Article | 4 October 2024 Presentation + Paper

Antireflective thin films and nanostructures for cycloolefin-based polymers

Ulrike Schulz, Peter Munzert, Friedrich Rickelt, Nancy Gratzke, Astrid Bingel

Proceedings Volume 13116, 1311605 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028468

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Polymers, Plasma, Antireflective coatings, Nanostructures, Thin films, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2024 Presentation

Antireflection coatings for an ultra-high vacuum quartz cell developed for quantum computing experiments

Ulrike Schulz, Friedrich Rickelt, Nancy Gratzke, Lukas Schell, Anne Gärtner, Astrid Bingel, Sven Schröder

Proceedings Volume PC13020, PC130200N (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016941

KEYWORDS: Quantum optics experiments, Antireflective coatings, Vacuum, Quantum computing, Quartz, Windows, Quantum communications, Polarization, Chemical species, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2024 Presentation

Transparent conductive nanostructures with low refractive index

Astrid Bingel, Friedrich Rickelt, Peter Munzert, Ulrike Schulz, Sven Schröder

Proceedings Volume PC13020, PC1302007 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3023023

KEYWORDS: Electrical conductivity, Nanostructures, Refractive index, Transparent conductors, Thin films, Reflection, Antireflective coatings, Visible radiation, Reflectivity, Quantum systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Nanostructured antireflective coatings for trapped ion quantum computing experiments

A. Bingel, U. Schulz, F. Rickelt, A. Gärtner, S. Schröder

Proceedings Volume 12911, 129110P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002283

KEYWORDS: Design, Reflectivity, Antireflective coatings, Nanostructures, Phase shifts, Silica, Polarization, Glasses, Refractive index, Quantum experiments

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2022 Presentation + Paper

Antireflection nanostructures for injection molded polymers and polymer resins

U. Schulz, F. Rickelt, M. Trinkwalder, S. Prinz, N. Gratzke, A. Gärtner, A. Bingel

Proceedings Volume 12219, 1221908 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633377

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Antireflective coatings, Etching, Reflectivity, Lenses, Nanostructures, Optical coatings, Reflection, Plasma, Wafer-level optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2021 Presentation + Paper

Xanthine: a promising organic material for the development of nanostructured anti-reflective layers

Anne Gärtner, Tina Seifert, Friedrich Rickelt, Ulrike Schulz, Andreas Tünnermann

Proceedings Volume 11872, 118720K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2597135

KEYWORDS: Nanostructures, Refractive index, Organic materials, Coating, Antireflective coatings, Reflectivity, Plasma, Nanostructuring

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2021 Paper

Properties of new transparent polymers for optical applications

Ulrike Schulz, Nancy Gratzke, Tina Seifert, Caroline Hahmann, Friedrich Rickelt, Sven Schröder

Proceedings Volume 11872, 118720J (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2597061

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Coating, Plasma, Refractive index, Plasma treatment, Precision optics, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2021 Presentation + Paper

Conformal antireflection coating on polycarbonate domes

Pallabi Paul, Vivek Beladiya, David Kästner, Ulrike Schulz, Martin Burkhardt, Adriana Viorica Szeghalmi

Proceedings Volume 11872, 118720E (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595915

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Coating, Reflectivity, Domes, Atomic layer deposition, Plasma, Optics manufacturing, Thin films, Functional oxides

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

Inkjet-printing of 3D optical systems

Falk Kemper, Maximilian Reif, Sabrina Wolleb, Thomas Schönfelder, Lisa Pohle, Erik Beckert, Ulrike Schulz, Andreas Tünnermann

Proceedings Volume 11683, 116830D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578404

KEYWORDS: 3D printing, Optical components, Optics manufacturing, Printing, Geometrical optics, Visible radiation, Surface roughness, Standards development, Polymers, Plasma treatment

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2018 Paper

Colour neutral antireflection coatings for strongly curved lenses using organic nanostructures as low-n template

P. Munzert, H. Knopf, F. Rickelt, U. Schulz

Proceedings Volume 10691, 106910Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311295

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Nanostructures, Reflectivity, Refractive index, Etching, Plasma, Organic materials, Plasma etching

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2017 Paper

Ta2O5/ Al2O3/ SiO2 - antireflective coating for non-planar optical surfaces by atomic layer deposition

K. Pfeiffer, U. Schulz, A. Tünnermann, A. Szeghalmi

Proceedings Volume 10115, 1011513 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250272

KEYWORDS: Atomic layer deposition, Antireflective coatings, Refractive index, Silica, Reflection, Thin film coatings, Thin films, Optical coatings, Thin film deposition, Lenses, Tantalum, Silicon, Aluminum, Reflectivity, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2015 Presentation

Plasma-etched nanostructures for optical applications (Presentation Recording)

Ulrike Schulz, Friedrich Rickelt, Peter Munzert, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 9558, 95580G (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186993

KEYWORDS: Nanostructures, Antireflective coatings, Polymers, Plasma etching, Etching, Glasses, Optical coatings, Eye, Refractive index, Oxides

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2015 Paper

Broadband antireflection coatings for optical lenses with extreme curvature

Ulrike Schulz, Friedrich Rickelt, Peter Munzert, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 9627, 962704 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189898

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Reflectivity, Lenses, Nanostructuring, Refractive index, Nanostructures, Visible radiation, Optical coatings, Glasses, Etching

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2015 Paper

Atomic layer deposition for antireflection coatings using SiO2 as low-refractive index material

Kristin Pfeiffer, Svetlana Shestaeva, Astrid Bingel, Peter Munzert, Ulrike Schulz, Norbert Kaiser, Andreas Tünnermann, Adriana Szeghalmi

Proceedings Volume 9627, 96270Q (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191283

KEYWORDS: Silica, Atomic layer deposition, Antireflective coatings, Thin films, Coating, Plasma, Refractive index, Glasses, Transmittance, Oxygen

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2011 Paper

Organic small molecule-based optical coatings

U. Schulz, C. Präfke, P. Munzert, N. Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 8168, 81680Q (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896793

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Antireflective coatings, Glasses, Etching, Refractive index, Coating, Molecules, Absorption, Thin films, Oxides

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2011 Paper

Nanostructure effects and the performance of optical interference coatings

Olaf Stenzel, Ulrike Schulz, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 8104, 810409 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.888155

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Dielectrics, Metals, Absorption, Refractive index, Silver, Antireflective coatings, Thin film coatings, Amorphous silicon, Nanostructuring

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2010 Paper

Nanostructured SIS solar cells

K. Fuechsel, U. Schulz, N. Kaiser, T. Käsebier, E.-B. Kley, A. Tünnermann

Proceedings Volume 7725, 772502 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854694

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Nanostructuring, Solar cells, Oxides, Transparent conductors, Electrodes, Antireflective coatings, Sputter deposition, Tin, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2008 Paper

Structural and electrical properties of low temperature deposited ITO films

Kevin Füchsel, Ulrike Schulz, Norbert Kaiser, Andreas Tünnermann

Proceedings Volume 7101, 71010O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.797255

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Electrons, Argon, Plasma, Refractive index, Thin films, Atomic force microscopy, Crystals, Optical coatings, Scanning electron microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2008 Paper

New plasma processes for antireflective structures on plastics

U. Schulz, P. Munzert, R. Leitel, N. Bollwahn, I. Wendling, N. Kaiser, A. Tünnermann

Proceedings Volume 7101, 710107 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796705

KEYWORDS: Etching, Antireflective coatings, Plasma, Polymers, Plasma etching, Polymethylmethacrylate, Silica, Reflection, Positron emission tomography, Titanium dioxide

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2005 Paper

Optical properties of stochastic subwavelength surface structures

Robert Leitel, Jörg Petschulat, Antje Kaless, Ulrike Schulz, Olaf Stenzel, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 5965, 59651O (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624363

KEYWORDS: Reflection, Refractive index, Metals, Polymethylmethacrylate, Coating, Plasma treatment, Etching, Absorption, Plasma, Stochastic processes

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2005 Paper

Self-organized antireflective nanostructures on PMMA by ion etching

A. Kaless, U. Schulz, N. Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 5965, 59651N (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623547

KEYWORDS: Polymethylmethacrylate, Plasma treatment, Ions, Etching, Plasma, Antireflective coatings, Polymers, Nanostructures, Scanning electron microscopy, Absorbance

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2005 Paper

Deposition of broadband antireflection coatings on plastic substrates by evaporation and reactive pulse magnetron sputtering

J. Weber, U. Schulz, N. Kaiser, H. Bartzsch, P. Frach

Proceedings Volume 5963, 596327 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.625361

KEYWORDS: Coating, Plasma, Sputter deposition, Antireflective coatings, Protactinium, Phase modulation, Climatology, Multilayers, Refractive index, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2005 Paper

Organically modified SiO2 coatings on polycarbonate

Kerstin Lau, Ulrike Schulz, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 5963, 59631C (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.621089

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Silicon, Plasma, Thin film coatings, Carbon, Refractive index, Absorbance, Thin films, Absorption, FT-IR spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2005 Paper

Procedures to reduce reflection on polymer surfaces

Ulrike Schulz, Peter Munzert, Antje Kaless, Kerstin Lau, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 5872, 587201 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613246

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Polymers, Optical coatings, Polymethylmethacrylate, Ions, Refractive index, Plasma, Reflection, Etching, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2004 Paper

PVD coating for optical applications on temperature-resistant thermoplastics

Peter Munzert, Ulrike Schulz, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 5250, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511798

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Plasma, Ions, Optical coatings, Ultraviolet radiation, Mercury, Lamps, Absorption, Electron beams, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2004 Paper

Multicycle AR coatings: a theoretical approach

Uwe Schallenberg, Ulrike Schulz, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 5250, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.513416

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Antireflective coatings, Reflectivity, Quantum wells, Optical coatings, Thin films, Autoregressive models, Plastic coatings, Physical vapor deposition, Berkelium

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2000 Paper

Abrasion-resistant antireflection coating for plastics

Ulrike Schulz, Uwe Schallenberg, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 4094, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.404752

KEYWORDS: Coating, Antireflective coatings, Polymethylmethacrylate, Refractive index, Resistance, Reflectivity, Hard coatings, Polymers, Ions, Multilayers

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 1999 Paper

Plasma pretreatment and coating of PMMA Fresnel lenses

Ulrike Schulz, Heidrun Jaenchen, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 3738, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.360122

KEYWORDS: Coating, Polymethylmethacrylate, Fresnel lenses, Antireflective coatings, Polymers, Reflection, Plasma, Lenses, Magnesium fluoride, Multilayers

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 1999 Paper

Reduction of reflection losses at PMMA Fresnel lenses

Heidrun Jaenchen, Ulrike Schulz, Andreas Gombert

Proceedings Volume 3738, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.360093

KEYWORDS: Fresnel lenses, Antireflective coatings, Optical coatings, Polymethylmethacrylate, Reflection, Reflectivity, Projection systems, Magnesium fluoride, Microscopes, LCDs

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Proceedings Article | 1 October 1997 Paper

Properties of SiO2 and Al2O3 films for use in UV optical coatings

Roland Thielsch, Angela Duparre, Ulrike Schulz, Norbert Kaiser, Michael Mertin, Harry Bauer

Proceedings Volume 3133, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.290192

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Excimer lasers, Multilayers, Atomic force microscopy, Laser induced damage, Light scattering, Absorption, Laser damage threshold, Water, Nd:YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 1996 Paper

Coherent heterodyne detection system for high-resolution BSDF measurements

Jakob Neubert, Ulrike Schulz

Proceedings Volume 2864, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258323

KEYWORDS: Heterodyning, Sensors, Spatial resolution, Light scattering, Oscillators, Beam splitters, Scattering, Signal detection, Diffusers, Scatter measurement

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 1996 Paper

SiO2 protective coatings on plastic optics deposited with plasma IAD

Ulrike Schulz, Stefan Jakobs, Norbert Kaiser

Proceedings Volume 2776, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246810

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Water, Ions, Plasma, Plastic coatings, Silicon, Silica, Oxygen, Polymers, Infrared radiation

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Conference Committee Involvement (7)

Polymer Optics and Molded Glass Optics: Design, Fabrication, and Materials 2022

22 August 2022 | San Diego, California, United States

Advances in Optical Thin Films VII

13 September 2021 | Online Only, Spain

Advances in Optical Thin Films VI

14 May 2018 | Frankfurt, Germany

Advances in Optical Thin Films V

7 September 2015 | Jena, Germany

Advances in Optical Thin Films IV

5 September 2011 | Marseille, France

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Course Instructor

SC730: Optical Coating on Plastics

This course provides attendees with a basic knowledge of transparent polymer materials for optical applications. The course concentrates on material properties, vacuum coating processes, interactions between polymers and plasma, coating stress and testing procedures. Many useful examples for antireflection of polymer surfaces and for multifunctional coatings are included throughout.

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