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Etching and printing of diffractive optical microstructures by a femtosecond excimer laser

Etching and printing of diffractive optical microstructures by a femtosecond excimer laser
Etching and printing of diffractive optical microstructures by a femtosecond excimer laser
Diffractive optics fabrication is performed by two complementary processing methods that rely on the photoablation of materials by ultrashort UV laser pulses. The spatially selective ablation of materials permits the direct microetching of high-quality surface-relief patterns. In addition, the direct, spatially selective transfer of the ablated material onto planar and nonplanar receiving substrates provides a complementary microprinting operation. The radiation from the ultrashort pulsed excimer laser results in superior quality at relatively low-energy density levels, owing to the short absorption length and minimal thermal-diffusion effects. Computer-generated holographic structures are produced by both modes of operation. Submicrometer features, including Bragg-type structures, are microprinted onto planar and high-curvature optical-fiber surfaces, demonstrating the unique ability of the schemes for complex microstructure and potentially nanostructure development.
0003-6935
2301-2308
Mailis, Sakellaris
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Zergioti, Ioanna
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Koundourakis, George
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Papakonstantinou, Pagona
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Mailis, Sakellaris, Zergioti, Ioanna, Koundourakis, George, Ikiades, Aris, Patentalaki, Argyro, Papakonstantinou, Pagona, Vainos, Nikolaos A. and Fotakis, Costas (1999) Etching and printing of diffractive optical microstructures by a femtosecond excimer laser. Applied Optics, 38 (11), 2301-2308. (doi:10.1364/AO.38.002301).

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Abstract

Diffractive optics fabrication is performed by two complementary processing methods that rely on the photoablation of materials by ultrashort UV laser pulses. The spatially selective ablation of materials permits the direct microetching of high-quality surface-relief patterns. In addition, the direct, spatially selective transfer of the ablated material onto planar and nonplanar receiving substrates provides a complementary microprinting operation. The radiation from the ultrashort pulsed excimer laser results in superior quality at relatively low-energy density levels, owing to the short absorption length and minimal thermal-diffusion effects. Computer-generated holographic structures are produced by both modes of operation. Submicrometer features, including Bragg-type structures, are microprinted onto planar and high-curvature optical-fiber surfaces, demonstrating the unique ability of the schemes for complex microstructure and potentially nanostructure development.

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Published date: 1999

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Local EPrints ID: 77745
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77745
ISSN: 0003-6935
PURE UUID: 1b130d15-6c1b-4e20-aeda-38317ac8fdbe
ORCID for Sakellaris Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 23:58

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Author: Sakellaris Mailis ORCID iD
Author: Ioanna Zergioti
Author: George Koundourakis
Author: Aris Ikiades
Author: Argyro Patentalaki
Author: Pagona Papakonstantinou
Author: Nikolaos A. Vainos
Author: Costas Fotakis

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