Optical trap assisted laser nanostructuring in the near-field of microparticles

Quentin UH, Leitz KH, Deichmann L, Alexeev I, Schmidt M (2012)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2012

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Book Volume: 24

Article Number: 042003

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.2351/1.4704853

Abstract

Particle based near-field nanostructuring is an excellent possibility to overcome the optical diffraction limit in laser based material processing. In the near-field of microspheres which are irradiated with pulsed laser radiation, it is possible to generate nanoholes with diameters below 100 nm using a laser wavelength of 800 nm. To improve this approach, it is possible to position the microparticles with an optical trap to generate arbitrary structure geometries. In this paper, the authors describe the basic principle of optical trap assisted nanostructuring and present simulational and experimental results demonstrating the potential of this innovative nanoscale optical material processing technology. © 2012 Laser Institute of America.

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APA:

Quentin, U.-H., Leitz, K.-H., Deichmann, L., Alexeev, I., & Schmidt, M. (2012). Optical trap assisted laser nanostructuring in the near-field of microparticles. Journal of Laser Applications, 24(4). https://dx.doi.org/10.2351/1.4704853

MLA:

Quentin, Ulf-Hermann, et al. "Optical trap assisted laser nanostructuring in the near-field of microparticles." Journal of Laser Applications 24.4 (2012).

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