• DocumentCode
    1658027
  • 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
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325827