Laser micromachining of optical devices

Giedrius Kopitkovas; Thomas Lippert; Christian David; Rokas Sulcas; Jonathan Hobley; Alexander J. Wokaun; Jens Gobrecht

doi:10.1117/12.596387

8 October 2004 Laser micromachining of optical devices

Giedrius Kopitkovas, Thomas Lippert, Christian David, Rokas Sulcas, Jonathan Hobley, Alexander J. Wokaun, Jens Gobrecht

Proceedings Volume 5662, Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596387
Event: Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, 2004, Nara, Japan

Abstract

The combination of a gray tone phase mask with a laser assisted wet etching process was applied to fabricate complex microstructures in UV transparent dielectric materials. This one-step method allows the generation of arrays of plano-convex and Fresnel micro-lenses using a conventional XeCl excimer laser and an absorbing liquid, which is in contact with the UV transparent material. An array of plano-convex micro-lenses was tested as beam homogenizer for a high power XeCl excimer and ps Nd:YAG laser. The roughness of the etched features varies from several μm to 10 nm, depending on the laser fluence and concentration of the dye in the organic liquid. The etching process can be divided into several etching mechanisms which vary with laser fluence.

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Giedrius Kopitkovas, Thomas Lippert, Christian David, Rokas Sulcas, Jonathan Hobley, Alexander J. Wokaun, and Jens Gobrecht "Laser micromachining of optical devices", Proc. SPIE 5662, Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, (8 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596387

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