Projection photolithography method for fabricating continuous surface structure with aperture less than 10 um

Lifang Shi; Weiguo Zhang; Xiaochun Dong; Yutang Ye; Chunlei Du

doi:10.1117/12.869473

16 November 2010 Projection photolithography method for fabricating continuous surface structure with aperture less than 10 μm

Lifang Shi, Weiguo Zhang, Xiaochun Dong, Yutang Ye, Chunlei Du

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Proceedings Volume 7848, Holography, Diffractive Optics, and Applications IV; 78480T (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869473
Event: Photonics Asia 2010, 2010, Beijing, China

Abstract

A projection photolithography method is presented in the paper, which can be used for fabricating continuous surface structure with the aperture of a few micrometers. In the method, a microlens array is used to form minified images of a designed object. When the parameters of the microlens and the object are properly determined, images with minification from hundreds to thousands times can be obtained. Photoresist is used to record the images and patterns with micro or sub-micro critical size could be manufactured. Both geometric and diffraction theory are used for optimizing the parameters and the design process is given. Resist reflow method is used in our experiment for achieving microlens array with the characteristics of a large NA and a small period. The micro-taper array with period 20 μm and aperture of 5 μm was manufactured with the method and the home made microlens array photolithographic system.

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Lifang Shi, Weiguo Zhang, Xiaochun Dong, Yutang Ye, and Chunlei Du "Projection photolithography method for fabricating continuous surface structure with aperture less than 10 μm", Proc. SPIE 7848, Holography, Diffractive Optics, and Applications IV, 78480T (16 November 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869473

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