Allen Y. Yi
Engineering · The Ohio State University
Publications
170
Citations
4,148
Est. group size
~2
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
31
Publishing since 1995
Allen Y. Yi's research focuses on precision manufacturing of optical components, including how to design, mold, and machine lenses, diffractive optics, and micro-scale optical patterns out of glass and other materials. His work combines optical design with manufacturing techniques such as compression molding, diamond turning, and imprinting to produce lenses and optical arrays for applications like space telescopes and infrared imaging. This is applied engineering research bridging optical design and precision manufacturing processes.
Publication output rose to a peak around 2019-2020, then declined sharply from 2021 onward, with very low output in the most recent years (including none recorded in 2024).
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- A high-throughput framework from design to fabrication of freeform diffractive optical elements for beam shaping
Optics & Laser Technology · 2025
- Precision glass aspherical lens manufacturing by compression molding: a review
Light Advanced Manufacturing · 2025
- Precise fabrication of nanostructured mixed metal oxides by the integration of nanoimprinting and sol–gel synthesis
Macromolecular Research · 2023
- Development of a fabrication process for production of diffractive optics
Applied Optics · 2023
- Fabrication of anti-reflective structure array on chalcogenide glass by compression molding with polydimethylsiloxane mold
Optical Engineering · 2023
- Kinematically engaged yoke system for segmented lens-based space telescope integration and testing
Journal of the European Optical Society Rapid Publications · 2023
- Ultralightweight hybrid refractive/diffractive MODE telescopes for space applications
2023
- Precision glass molding technology for the MODE lens telescope
2022
- Flexible metallic mold based precision compression molding for replication of micro-optical components onto non-planar surfaces
Precision Engineering · 2022
- Toolpath generation for ultraprecision machining: Freeform surface blending
Precision Engineering · 2022
- Toolpath generation for ultraprecision machining: Freeform surface generation and extrapolation
Precision Engineering · 2022
- Initial testing of a MODE lens telescope
2022
- Fabrication, assembly, and testing of a MODE lens color corrector
2022
- Flexible fabrication of Fresnel micro-lens array by off-spindle-axis diamond turning and precision glass molding
Precision Engineering · 2021
- Fabrication of large-scale infrared diffractive lens arrays on chalcogenide glass by means of step-and-repeat hot imprinting and non-isothermal glass molding
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology · 2021
- Applied Optics×9
- The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology×5
- Precision Engineering×5
- Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering×3
- Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE×3
- Mohamad B. Zbib
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Debapriya Pinaki Mohanty
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Emma DeAngelis
Engineering · The Ohio State University
- James B. Mann
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Srinivasan Chandrasekar
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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