Reverse replication of circular micro grating structures with soft lithography

Xiaobing Shang, Jeroen Missinne, Nuria Teigell Beneitez, Michal Jablonski, Jelle De Smet, Pankaj Joshi, Dieter Cuypers, Tigran Baghdasaryan, Michael Vervaeke, Hugo Thienpont, Herbert De Smet

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Abstract

In this work, the reverse replication of circular micro grating structures on glass substrates is implemented using an ultra-violet curable resin and a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mold which has the same structure as the original circular grating master. Two different techniques ("double PDMS replication" and "polymer-PDMS replication") are employed to fabricate those reversed circular micro grating structures. Surface profiling measurements show that in case of the polymer-PDMS replication the dimensions of the resulting circular grating structures closely approximate those of the master, while the grating height is slightly decreased in case of the double PDMS replication technique, mainly due to the use of the releasing agent. For both methods, the grating slopes of the circular gratings are almost unchanged, leading to the desired optical performance. The two techniques are quite useful for more accurate reverse replications of micro optical and photonic structures.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication31st European Mask and Lithography Conference
EditorsUwe F.W. Behringer, Jo Finders
PublisherSPIE
Volume9661
ISBN (Print)9781628418798
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE
PublisherSPIE
Volume9661
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Keywords

  • soft lithography
  • reverse replication
  • UV curable resins
  • PDMS molding
  • light steering

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