Coherence of large gratings and electron-beam fabrication techniques for atom-wave interferometry

被引:7
作者
Rooks, MJ
Tiberio, RC
Chapman, M
Hammond, T
Smith, E
Lenef, A
Rubenstein, R
Pritchard, D
Adams, S
机构
[1] MIT,DEPT PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
[2] CORNELL UNIV,DEPT THEORET & APPL MECH,ITHACA,NY 14853
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1995年 / 13卷 / 06期
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10.1116/1.588258
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We describe the fabrication of slotted, free-standing structures used as amplitude gratings in a separated-beam interferometer. Improvements in electron-beam writing techniques have allowed us to compensate for electron-beam system drift, making practical the exposure of 800xX00 mu m gratings with period as small as 0.14 mu m. Alignment marks are used for periodic drift compensation. Finite element analysis of fracture formation in silicon nitride films gives us a tool for the prediction of structural failure in arbitrarily shaped free-standing structures. (C) 1995 American Vacuum Society.
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页码:2745 / 2751
页数:7
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