• DocumentCode
    2238685
  • Title

    Laser direct write near-field nanopatterning using optically trapped microspheres

  • Author

    McLeod, Euan ; Arnold, Craig B.

  • Author_Institution
    Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We use Bessel beam optical traps to self-position microsphere objectives near surfaces. Pulsed laser illumination of these objectives is used to perform near-field direct-write subwavelength optical nanopatterning with 100 nm feature sizes.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; nanopatterning; radiation pressure; surface treatment; Bessel beam optical traps; laser direct write near-field optical nanopatterning; optically trapped microspheres; pulsed laser illumination; self-position microsphere objectives; size 100 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Laser beams; Nanopatterning; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Substrates; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; (350.3390) Laser materials processing; (350.4855) Optical tweezers or optical manipulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571559