Method and apparatus for creating a topography at a surface
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for creating a topography at a surface 有权
    在表面形成地形的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07449699B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-11

    申请号:US11478573

    申请日:2006-06-29

    IPC分类号: G21K5/04

    摘要: Methods and apparatus whereby an optical interferometer is utilized to monitor and provide feedback control to an integrated energetic particle column, to create desired topographies, including the depth, shape and/or roughness of features, at a surface of a specimen. Energetic particle columns can direct energetic species including, ions, photons and/or neutral particles to a surface to create features having in-plane dimensions on the order of 1 micron, and a height or depth on the order of 1 nanometer. Energetic processes can include subtractive processes such as sputtering, ablation, focused ion beam milling and, additive processes, such as energetic beam induced chemical vapor deposition. The integration of interferometric methods with processing by energetic species offers the ability to create desired topographies at surfaces, including planar and curved shapes.

    摘要翻译: 使用光学干涉仪来监测并提供对集成的能量粒子柱的反馈控制的方法和装置,以在样本的表面上产生包括特征的深度,形状和/或粗糙度的期望的形貌。 能量粒子柱可以将能量物质(包括离子,光子和/或中性粒子)引导到表面以产生具有约1微米的面内尺寸以及约1纳米的高度或深度的特征。 能量过程可以包括减影过程,例如溅射,消融,聚焦离子束研磨,以及加成过程,例如能量束诱导化学气相沉积。 干涉测量方法与能量物质处理的集成提供了在表面(包括平面和弯曲形状)上创建所需拓扑的能力。

    Laser warning receiver to identify the wavelength and angle of arrival of incident laser light
    2.
    发明授权
    Laser warning receiver to identify the wavelength and angle of arrival of incident laser light 有权
    激光警告接收器识别入射激光的波长和入射角

    公开(公告)号:US07683310B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-23

    申请号:US12108635

    申请日:2008-04-24

    IPC分类号: H01J3/14 H01J5/16

    CPC分类号: G01S7/4804

    摘要: A laser warning receiver is disclosed which has up to hundreds of individual optical channels each optically oriented to receive laser light from a different angle of arrival. Each optical channel has an optical wedge to define the angle of arrival, and a lens to focus the laser light onto a multi-wavelength photodetector for that channel. Each multi-wavelength photodetector has a number of semiconductor layers which are located in a multi-dielectric stack that concentrates the laser light into one of the semiconductor layers according to wavelength. An electrical signal from the multi-wavelength photodetector can be processed to determine both the angle of arrival and the wavelength of the laser light.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种激光警告接收器,其具有多达数百个单独的光学通道,每个光学通道光学定向以从不同的到达角度接收激光。 每个光学通道具有用于限定到达角度的光学楔子,以及用于将激光聚焦到用于该通道的多波长光电探测器上的透镜。 每个多波长光电检测器具有多个半导体层,这些半导体层位于根据波长将激光聚集成半导体层之一的多电介质堆叠中。 可以处理来自多波长光电检测器的电信号以确定到达的角度和激光的波长。

    Method for the fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures by deep X-ray lithography
    3.
    发明授权
    Method for the fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures by deep X-ray lithography 有权
    通过深X射线光刻制造三维微结构的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06875544B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-05

    申请号:US10264536

    申请日:2002-10-03

    CPC分类号: G03F7/201 G03F1/22

    摘要: A method for the fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures by deep X-ray lithography (DXRL) comprises a masking process that uses a patterned mask with inclined mask holes and off-normal exposures with a DXRL beam aligned with the inclined mask holes. Microstructural features that are oriented in different directions can be obtained by using multiple off-normal exposures through additional mask holes having different orientations. Various methods can be used to block the non-aligned mask holes from the beam when using multiple exposures. A method for fabricating a precision 3D X-ray mask comprises forming an intermediate mask and a master mask on a common support membrane.

    摘要翻译: 通过深X射线光刻(DXRL)制造三维微结构的方法包括使用具有倾斜掩模孔的图案化掩模和具有与倾斜掩模孔对准的DXRL光束的不正常曝光的掩模工艺。 通过使用具有不同取向的附加掩模孔使用多次非正规曝光,可以获得在不同方向上定向的微结构特征。 当使用多次曝光时,可以使用各种方法来阻挡来自光束的未对准掩模孔。 制造精密3D X射线掩模的方法包括在公共支撑膜上形成中间掩模和母掩模。

    Optical switch using risley prisms
    4.
    发明授权
    Optical switch using risley prisms 失效
    光开关采用risley棱镜

    公开(公告)号:US06859120B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-22

    申请号:US10356157

    申请日:2003-01-31

    IPC分类号: G02B6/35 H01H51/22

    摘要: An optical switch using Risley prisms and rotary microactuators to independently rotate the wedge prisms of each Risley prism pair is disclosed. The optical switch comprises an array of input Risley prism pairs that selectively redirect light beams from a plurality of input ports to an array of output Risley prism pairs that similarly direct the light beams to a plurality of output ports. Each wedge prism of each Risley prism pair can be independently rotated by a variable-reluctance stepping rotary microactuator that is fabricated by a multi-layer LIGA process. Each wedge prism can be formed integral to the annular rotor of the rotary microactuator by a DXRL process.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种使用Risley棱镜和旋转微型致动器来独立旋转每个Risley棱镜对的楔形棱镜的光学开关。 光开关包括输入Risley棱镜对的阵列,其选择性地将来自多个输入端口的光束重定向到类似地将光束引导到多个输出端口的输出Risley棱镜对的阵列。 每个Risley棱镜对的每个楔形棱镜可以通过由多层LIGA工艺制造的可变磁阻步进旋转微型致动器独立旋转。 每个楔形棱镜可以通过DXRL工艺与旋转微型致动器的环形转子一体形成。

    Microoptical system and fabrication method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US06589716B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-08

    申请号:US09742778

    申请日:2000-12-20

    IPC分类号: G03C500

    摘要: Microoptical systems with clear aperture of about one millimeter or less are fabricated from a layer of photoresist using a lithographic process to define the optical elements. A deep X-ray source is typically used to expose the photoresist. Exposure and development of the photoresist layer can produce planar, cylindrical, and radially symmetric micro-scale optical elements, comprising lenses, mirrors, apertures, diffractive elements, and prisms, monolithically formed on a common substrate with the mutual optical alignment required to provide the desired system functionality. Optical alignment can be controlled to better than one micron accuracy. Appropriate combinations of structure and materials enable optical designs that include corrections for chromatic and other optical aberrations. The developed photoresist can be used as the basis for a molding operation to produce microoptical systems made of a range of optical materials. Finally, very complex microoptical systems can be made with as few as three lithographic exposures.

    Method for maskless lithography
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for maskless lithography 有权
    无掩模光刻方法

    公开(公告)号:US6060224A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-09

    申请号:US231909

    申请日:1999-01-14

    IPC分类号: G02B26/08 G03F7/20 G03C5/10

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for maskless lithography. A plurality of individually addressable and rotatable micromirrors together comprise a two-dimensional array of micromirrors. Each micromirror in the two-dimensional array can be envisioned as an individually addressable element in the picture that comprises the circuit pattern desired. As each micromirror is addressed it rotates so as to reflect light from a light source onto a portion of the photoresist coated wafer thereby forming a pixel within the circuit pattern. By electronically addressing a two-dimensional array of these micromirrors in the proper sequence a circuit pattern that is comprised of these individual pixels can be constructed on a microchip. The reflecting surface of the micromirror is configured in such a way as to overcome coherence and diffraction effects in order to produce circuit elements having straight sides.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种无掩模光刻的方法。 多个独立可寻址和可旋转的微镜一起包括微镜的二维阵列。 可以将二维阵列中的每个微镜视为包括所需电路图案的图像中的可单独寻址的元件。 随着每个微镜被寻址,其旋转以将来自光源的光反射到光刻胶涂覆的晶片的一部分上,从而在电路图案内形成像素。 通过以适当的顺序电子地寻址这些微镜的二维阵列,可以在微芯片上构建由这些单独像素构成的电路图案。 微镜的反射表面被配置为克服相干和衍射效应,以便产生具有直边的电路元件。

    Method for changing the cross section of a laser beam
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for changing the cross section of a laser beam 失效
    改变激光束横截面的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5473475A

    公开(公告)日:1995-12-05

    申请号:US10935

    申请日:1993-01-29

    摘要: A technique is disclosed herein in which a circular optical beam, for example a copper vapor laser (CVL) beam, is converted to a beam having a profile other than circular, e.g. square or triangular. This is accomplished by utilizing a single optical mirror having a reflecting surface designed in accordance with a specifically derived formula in order to make the necessary transformation, without any substantial light loss and without changing substantially the intensity profile of the circular beam which has a substantially uniform intensity profile. In this way, the output beam can be readily directed into the dye cell of a dye laser.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了一种技术,其中圆形光束,例如铜蒸气激光(CVL)光束被转换成具有除圆形外形的光束,例如, 正方形或三角形。 这是通过利用具有根据具体导出的公式设计的反射表面的单个光学镜来实现的,以便进行必要的变换,而没有任何实质的光损失,并且基本上不改变具有基本上均匀的圆形光束的强度分布 强度分布。 以这种方式,输出光束可以容易地被引导到染料激光器的染料单元中。

    Dye lasing arrangement including an optical assembly for altering the
cross-section of its pumping beam and method
    9.
    发明授权
    Dye lasing arrangement including an optical assembly for altering the cross-section of its pumping beam and method 失效
    染料激光装置包括用于改变其泵浦光束横截面的光学组件和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5148442A

    公开(公告)日:1992-09-15

    申请号:US363310

    申请日:1989-06-08

    IPC分类号: H01S3/094 H01S3/213

    CPC分类号: H01S3/213 H01S3/094034

    摘要: An optical assembly is disclosed herein along with a method of operation for use in a dye lasing arrangement, for example a dye laser oscillator or a dye amplifier, in which a continuous stream of dye is caused to flow through a given zone in a cooperating dye chamber while the zone is being illuminated by light from a pumping beam which is directed into the given zone. This in turn causes the dye therein to lase and thereby produce a new dye beam in the case of a dye laser oscillator or amplify a dye beam in the case of a dye amplifier. The optical assembly so disclosed is designed to alter the pump beam such that the beam enters the dye chamber with a different cross-sectional configuration, preferably one having a more uniform intensity profile, than its initially produced cross-sectional configuration. To this end, the assembly includes a network of optical components which first act on the beam while the latter retains its initially produced cross-sectional configuration for separating it into a plurality of predetermined segments and then recombines the separated components in a predetermined way which causes the recombined beam to have the different cross-sectional configuration.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了一种光学组件以及用于染料激光装置中的操作方法,例如染料激光振荡器或染料放大器,其中连续的染料流流过协作染料中的给定区域 该区域被来自被引导到给定区域中的泵送光束的光照亮。 这又导致染料在其中染色,从而在染料激光振荡器的情况下产生新的染料束,或者在染料放大器的情况下放大染料束。 如此公开的光学组件被设计成改变泵浦光束,使得光束以不同于其最初产生的横截面构造的不同横截面构造(优选地具有更均匀的强度分布)进入染料室。 为此,组件包括首先作用在梁上的光学部件的网络,而后者保持其初始产生的横截面构造,用于将其分离成多个预定的段,然后以预定的方式重新组合分离的部件,这导致 重组梁具有不同的横截面构造。