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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Advances in Condensed Matter Physics Volume 2012, Article ID 942018, 10 pages doi:10.1155/2012/942018 Research Article Compound Optical Film Using Gray Scale Mask Embedded with Microvoids C. T. Pan,1, 2 Y. C. Chen,1 Y. J. Chen,1 W. C. Wang,1 H. C. Yang,1 and H. C. Wu1 1 Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan 2 National Science Council Core Facilities Laboratory for Nano-Science and Nano-Technology in Kaohsiung-Pingtung Area, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan Correspondence should be addressed to C. T. Pan, panct@.tw Received 15 July 2012; Accepted 11 September 2012 Academic Editor: Edvard Kokanyan Copyright © 2012 C. T. Pan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This study presents a compound optical film to improve luminance and uniformity to apply in side-LED (light-emitting diode) backlight module. LIGA (lithographie galvanoformung abformung) technology, soft lithography, and homemade gray scale mask were combined to fabricate microlens array. Optical film with variable size microlens array embedded with microvoids was designed and manufactured. FRED software was used to simulate optical performance. Microvoids were quantitatively embedded in the PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) optical film. Under the quantitative control of air pressure, those microvoids inside the optical film can cause light diffusion. The compound optical film with embedded microvoids, multiaspect ratio, and variable size microlens array c