Title :
Laser direct-write nanopatterning by near-field multiphoton polymerization using optically trapped microspheres
Author :
Tsai, Yu-Cheng ; Leitz, Karl-Heinz ; Fardel, Romain ; Schmidt, Michael ; Arnold, Craig B.
Author_Institution :
Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We use Gaussian beam to position a microsphere in a polymer precursor environment near a substrate. Pulsed laser is focused by a microsphere to induce multiphoton polymerization in the near-field, enabling additive direct-write nanoscale processing.
Keywords :
laser materials processing; micropositioning; multiphoton processes; nanopatterning; photochemistry; polymerisation; radiation pressure; Gaussian beam; induce multiphoton polymerization; laser direct-write nanopatterning; near-field multiphoton polymerization; optically trapped microspheres; polymer precursor; pulsed laser; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical polymers; Optical surface waves; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
