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ULTRA-FAR-FIELD HIGH-RESOLUTION NANOPATTERNING ON MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON USING A 3AXICON-LENS OPTICAL SYSTEM

  • Yaoyu Liu
  • , Yingchun Guan
  • , Zhen Zhang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

Precise nanopatterning is increasingly critical for advanced micro- and nanofabrication. However, conventional laser-based techniques are often constrained by optical diffraction and require complex, high-numerical-aperture (NA) optics. Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) offer an alternative approach, but their intrinsic periodicity and nonuniformity limit the production of uniform, isolated nanoscale features. Here, we report a novel nanopatterning method using a 1030 nm linearly polarized femtosecond laser integrated with a 3Axicon-Lens optical system and galvanometer scanning. This configuration enables ultra-far-field processing (working distance > 85 nm), generating independent, uniform nanopatterns on monocrystalline silicon surfaces. We demonstrate isolated features down to 100 nm, representing the first sub-100 nm patterning on a semiconductor via galvanometer scanning without the use of high-NA objectives or microsphere lenses. These results highlight the enhanced flexibility and scalability of this technique for semiconductor manufacturing, MEMS, and photonics applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication21st IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA); 49th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR)
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791889251
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
EventASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2025 - Anaheim, United States
Duration: 17 Aug 202520 Aug 2025

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume5

Conference

ConferenceASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2025
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period17/08/2520/08/25

Keywords

  • Bessel beam optics
  • Femtosecond laser
  • Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
  • Nanopatterning
  • Ultra-far-field focusing

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