Abstract
We report on a fabrication technique of both soft nanoimprint stamps and sub-wavelength gratings (SWGs) by spin coating of a polymer solution on a silicon mold. One and two-dimensional grating structures of periods 200nm were first obtained by high-resolution electron beam lithography and reactive ion etching of a silicon wafer. Then, a solution of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) was spun coated on the etched silicon molds. After baking, a thin layer of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was assembled with PMMA sheet and mounted on a glass carrier. Scanning electron microscopy images of the replicated samples show high quality features reproduced from the silicon mold. Since PMMA is transparent for visible and near-infrared wavelengths, the replicated subwavelength gratings are applicable for many kinds of optical devices. In addition, the fabricated structure can be used as soft nanoimprint stamps which provides clear advantages of large surface patterning. The optical properties of both two and one-dimensional SWGs have been studied theoretically based on rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA). The measured transmittance of the replicated antireflection SWG agreed well with the theoretical calculations. subwavelength gratings, antireflection, polarizer,.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 144-153 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 5635 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Jun 14 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Nanophotonics, Nanostructure, and Nanometrology - Beijing, China Duration: 2004 Nov 8 → 2004 Nov 10 |
Keywords
- Nanoimprint
- PMMA
- Rigorous-coupled wave analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering