“…This disadvantage can be overcome by using large-area maskless lithography methods such as multibeam laser interference patterning (MLI). MLI has previously been used in the past using both femtosecond [18] and nanosecond lasers [19] on a wide range of materials including ceramics, metals and polymers. MLI involves the interference of two or more laser-beams permitting rapid fabrication with high design flexibility.…”
“…This disadvantage can be overcome by using large-area maskless lithography methods such as multibeam laser interference patterning (MLI). MLI has previously been used in the past using both femtosecond [18] and nanosecond lasers [19] on a wide range of materials including ceramics, metals and polymers. MLI involves the interference of two or more laser-beams permitting rapid fabrication with high design flexibility.…”
“…In particular, materials processing with femtosecond lasers has been successfully applied with techniques such as direct laser writing (DLW) [1][2][3] and multibeam laser interference (MLI). [4][5][6] In addition, when femtosecond laser beams are tightly focused, multiphoton absorption (MPA) is induced in a region of volume around l 3 or even below the diffraction limit. [7][8][9] Given that DLW methods are sequential, long processing times are necessary to fabricate high density patterns on large areas (up to several hours).…”
“…To simplify such complexity of the optical system, studies are being conducted on the systems using DOE (Diffractive Optical Element) and lenses. [7][8][9][10][11] In this study, using a pulse laser with 12 picoseconds of pulse duration in an interference optical system implemented with DOE and lens, micro patterns were directly processed on NAK80 mold material. To the best of my knowledge, there is no report about the micro structuring on the mold material with four beam interference using a picosecond laser.…”
A four beam interference optical system for laser micro structuring using a pulse laser was demonstrated. The four beam interference optical system using a pulse laser(picosecond laser) can fabricate micro structure on mold material(NAK80) directly. Micro structure on the polymer can be reproduced economically by injection molding of the micro structure on the mold material. The four beam interference optical system was composed by the DOE(Diffractive Optical Element) and two lenses. The laser intensity distribution of four beam interference was explained by an interference optics point of view and by the image optics point of view. We revealed that both views showed the same result. The laser power distribution of a 1 μm peak pattern was made by the four beam interference optical system and measured by the objective lens and CCD. A 1 μm pitch dot pattern on the mold material was fabricated and measured by SEM(Scanning Electron Microscopy).
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