Lithographic Microfabrication for Nano/Micro-Objects by using Two-Photon Polymerization Technique

  • Lee, Kwang-Sup (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hannam University) ;
  • Kang, Seung-Wan (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hannam University) ;
  • Kim, Ran-Hee (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hannam University) ;
  • Kim, Ju-Yeon (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hannam University) ;
  • Kim, Won-Jin (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hannam University) ;
  • Park, Sang-Hu (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lim, Tae-Woo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Yang, Dong-Yol (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Sun, Hong-Bo (Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University) ;
  • Kawata, Satoshi (Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University)
  • Published : 2006.10.13

Abstract

Since two-photon polymerization (TPP) emerged as a new technology over a decade ago, a large variety of micro-objects including 3-D micro-optical components, micromechanical devices, and 3-D photonic crystals have been fabricated using TPP with a high spatial resolution of approximately submicron scale to 100 nm. Recent efforts have been made to improve the fabrication efficiency and precision of micro-objects obtained with TPP; in particular, many studies have been carried out with the aim of developing efficient two-photon absorbing chromophores. In this presentation, we will discuss our efforts to develop highly efficient two-photon absorbing materials and also describe recent attempts to enhance the resolution and to improve the fabrication efficiency of nanofabrications based on TPP.

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