Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Journal articles
  4. Femtosecond laser micromachining of fused silica molds
 
research article

Femtosecond laser micromachining of fused silica molds

Madani-Grasset, Frédéric
•
Bellouard, Yves  
2010
Optics Express

The use of low-energy femtosecond laser beam combined with chemical etching has been proven to be an efficient method to fabricate three-dimensional structures in fused silica. For high-volume application, this technology – like other serial processes – suffers from a moderate production rate. Here, we show that femtosecond laser can also be employed to fabricate silica molds and other patterned surfaces, including surfaces with high aspect ratio features (> 10). Through appropriate tailoring of silica’s surface property and subsequent creation of, for instance, simple elastomeric molding, new opportunities for the indirect 3D, multi-scale spatial characterization of deep laser-fabricated microstructures come along. We demonstrate that those moldings are characterized by a high fidelity (down to the nanometer scale) to the silica mold. These results further advance the applicability of femtosecond laser processing to glass.

  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
research article
DOI
10.1364/OE.18.021826
Author(s)
Madani-Grasset, Frédéric
Bellouard, Yves  
Date Issued

2010

Publisher

Optical Society of America

Published in
Optics Express
Volume

18

Issue

21

Start page

21826

End page

21840

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

OTHER

EPFL units
GALATEA  
Available on Infoscience
July 20, 2015
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/116393
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés