All-Optical Lithography for Azopolymer Microreliefs
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •Introduces an all-optical, maskless lithography platform for azopolymer microfabrication.
- •Employs engineered darkness in holograms to control mass transport and create positive microreliefs.
- •Enables spatiotemporal control for reshaping microreliefs and creating complex architectures.
- •Demonstrates reconfigurable surfaces and reprogrammable templates.
- •Offers a scalable and on-demand microfabrication strategy.
“The platform exploits engineered darkness within computer-generated holograms to spatially localize inward mass transport and directly produce positive, protruding microreliefs.”