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Nanoimprinting: Sub‐15nm Optical Fiber Nanoimprint Lithography: A Parallel, Self‐aligned and Portable Approach (Adv. Mater. 4/2011)
Author(s) -
Kostovski Gorgi,
Chinnasamy Udayakumar,
Jayawardhana Sasani,
Stoddart Paul R.,
Mitchell Arnan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201190003
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoimprint lithography , nanotechnology , fabrication , optical fiber , soft lithography , imprinting (psychology) , lithography , fiber , optoelectronics , optics , composite material , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , gene
Gorgi Kostovski and co‐workers demonstrate on on p. 531 the parallel nanoimprinting of multiple optical‐fiber facets on a novel imprinting platform. A passive, self‐alignment mechanism is used to relax the mechanical demands placed on the imprinting platform, allowing the fiber array to accommodate the non‐planarity of biological nanotemplates, as well as the demonstration of a compact, portable imprinting module. A resolution of better than 15 nm is demonstrated, and up to 40 optical‐fiber facets have been imprinted in parallel. This demonstration will enable the high‐throughput fabrication of fiber‐facet devices in a high‐resolution, cost‐effective and accessible way.