SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL LITHOGRAPHY

被引:65
作者
WEGSCHEIDER, S [1 ]
KIRSCH, A [1 ]
MLYNEK, J [1 ]
KRAUSCH, G [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV KONSTANZ,FAK PHYS,D-78434 CONSTANCE,GERMANY
关键词
LITHOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEAR FIELD;
D O I
10.1016/0040-6090(95)05818-4
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We discuss the influence of lateral fiber vibrations on the lateral resolution in scanning near field optical lithography using a tapered optical fiber. The fiber tip acts as a sub-wavelength sized light source to perform high-resolution photolithography in a commercial linear photoresist. After exposure and development, the structures are investigated by atomic force microscopy and a mechanical replica of the optical near held is revealed. We were able to create structures with lateral dimensions below lambda/5. The aspect ratio and the overall shape of the lines are found to depend on the lateral vibrations of the fiber tip needed to perform the shear-force distance measurement.
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页码:264 / 267
页数:4
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