H Suyal et al 2008 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41 094009 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/41/9/094009
H Suyal1, A J Waddie1, A R Mackintosh2, A J C Kuehne2, M R Taghizadeh1, R A Pethrick2, A McCarthy1, A C Walker1, E Gu3, M D Dawson3 and D D C Bradley4
Show affiliationsIn this paper, we describe a series of improvements that have been made to our direct laser writing waveguide/microfluidic fabrication technology. We demonstrate significant increases in the writing speed (measured in micrometres of written structure per second) by both the use of customized photopolymers containing light emitting polymer and the inclusion of a diffractive optical element to enable the writing of multiple channels in a single pass.
42.62.Cf Industrial applications
42.82.Et Waveguides, couplers, and arrays
42.82.Cr Fabrication techniques; lithography, pattern transfer
Issue 9 (7 May 2008)
Received 13 September 2007, in final form 26 October 2007
Published 4 April 2008
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