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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 8 — Apr. 11, 2011
  • pp: 7673–7679

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Large refractive index changes of a chemically amplified photoresist in femtosecond laser nonlinear lithography

Mizue Mizoshiri, Yoshinori Hirata, Junji Nishii, and Hiroaki Nishiyama  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 8, pp. 7673-7679 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.007673


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Abstract

We found that marked increases in refractive index of chemically amplified photoresists induced by highly repetitive femtosecond laser irradiation without post-exposure baking treatment. For laser writing speed less than 30 μm/s, the refractive index change of the nonlinear absorption region was as large as 8 × 10−3. Moreover, cross-linking reactions of the resists were induced. The refractive index changes can generate optical confinement and subsequent channel propagations of femtosecond laser pulses. The coupling efficiency was estimated as high as 87% using a low numerical aperture objective lens. The peak intensities of the guiding modes exceeded the polymerization threshold of the resist.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3390) Lasers and laser optics : Laser materials processing
(190.4180) Nonlinear optics : Multiphoton processes

ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: February 1, 2011
Revised Manuscript: March 29, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 31, 2011
Published: April 6, 2011

Citation
Mizue Mizoshiri, Yoshinori Hirata, Junji Nishii, and Hiroaki Nishiyama, "Large refractive index changes of a chemically amplified photoresist in femtosecond laser nonlinear lithography," Opt. Express 19, 7673-7679 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-8-7673


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