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SOLUTION TO OPTICAL CONSTRAINT ON MICROTRUSS PROCESSING

  • US 20110195361A1
  • Filed: 02/05/2010
  • Published: 08/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for fabricating a radiation-cured structure, comprising:

  • a radiation-sensitive material having a first refractive index;

    a radiation source configured to generate a plurality of radiation beams for at least one of initiating, polymerizing, crosslinking, and dissociating the radiation-sensitive material; and

    a mask disposed between the radiation-sensitive material and the radiation source, the mask having a plurality of substantially radiation transparent apertures, wherein the mask is formed from a mask material having a second refractive index, and at least one of a) an at least one normalizing surface is disposed between the radiation source and the mask, b) a refractive fluid having a third refractive index is disposed between the radiation source and the mask, and c) the refractive fluid having the third refractive index is disposed between the mask and the radiation-sensitive material.

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