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Main Authors: Lu, Tianshi, Deng, Fuyuan, Wei, Yufeng, Zeng, Zhipeng, Li, Xinghui
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.12573
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author Lu, Tianshi
Deng, Fuyuan
Wei, Yufeng
Zeng, Zhipeng
Li, Xinghui
author_facet Lu, Tianshi
Deng, Fuyuan
Wei, Yufeng
Zeng, Zhipeng
Li, Xinghui
contents Subwavelength grating micro-polarizer arrays, as a type of focal plane division simultaneous detection method, are significantly advancing the development and practical application of polarization imaging technology. Based on the cross-scale, dual-period characteristics of the grating array, this paper proposes a fabrication method that combines laser interference lithography with contact lithography. This method constructs a complete single-layer micro-polarizer array photoresist pattern through a four-step lithography process. Compared to traditional point-by-point fabrication methods like EBL and FIB, the patterning time is reduced by 3 to 4 orders of magnitude. Additionally, by introducing a refractive index matching liquid and an alignment method based on substrate contours, the effects of gaps and splicing errors are minimized, resulting in high-quality photoresist patterns with splicing errors less than 1μm. Finally, a double-layer metal grating structure was obtained through pattern transfer. Performance tests show that the micro-polarizer array achieves a maximum transmittance of over 50% and an extinction ratio exceeding 15dB in the 3-15μm wavelength range. This exploration offers a low-cost, high-efficiency path for fabricating micro-polarizer arrays.
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spellingShingle Contact-interference Hybrid lithography: Toward Scalable Fabrication of cross-scale periodic micro structure and demonstration on infrared micro polarizer array
Lu, Tianshi
Deng, Fuyuan
Wei, Yufeng
Zeng, Zhipeng
Li, Xinghui
Optics
Subwavelength grating micro-polarizer arrays, as a type of focal plane division simultaneous detection method, are significantly advancing the development and practical application of polarization imaging technology. Based on the cross-scale, dual-period characteristics of the grating array, this paper proposes a fabrication method that combines laser interference lithography with contact lithography. This method constructs a complete single-layer micro-polarizer array photoresist pattern through a four-step lithography process. Compared to traditional point-by-point fabrication methods like EBL and FIB, the patterning time is reduced by 3 to 4 orders of magnitude. Additionally, by introducing a refractive index matching liquid and an alignment method based on substrate contours, the effects of gaps and splicing errors are minimized, resulting in high-quality photoresist patterns with splicing errors less than 1μm. Finally, a double-layer metal grating structure was obtained through pattern transfer. Performance tests show that the micro-polarizer array achieves a maximum transmittance of over 50% and an extinction ratio exceeding 15dB in the 3-15μm wavelength range. This exploration offers a low-cost, high-efficiency path for fabricating micro-polarizer arrays.
title Contact-interference Hybrid lithography: Toward Scalable Fabrication of cross-scale periodic micro structure and demonstration on infrared micro polarizer array
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.12573