3D mold for manufacturing of sub-micron 3D structures using 2-D photon lithography and nanoimprinting and process thereof
First Claim
1. A micro-lens, comprising:
- a plurality of individually molded layers imprinted on top of one another using a nano-imprinting process, each layer of said plurality of layers having a width and a thickness, wherein each layer of said plurality of layers is imprinted using a mold formed from a polymer template fabricated using two-photon lithography;
wherein the polymer template for each mold is designed using a computer assisted drawing (CAD) software program;
wherein the width of each layer of said plurality of layers is varied by designing each polymer template using said CAD software program, such that the plurality of individually molded layers creates a curved surface.
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Abstract
A process to manufacture a 3D mold to fabricate a high-throughput and low cost sub-micron 3D structure product is disclosed. The process integrates use of 2-photon laser lithography and 3D write technology to make a 3D mold of each layer of the 3D structure product, and then use nanoimprinting to form a sheet of polymer film of each layer of the 3D structure from the said 3D mold of that layer. Each layer of the sheet of polymer film is then fabricated into the sub-micron 3D structure product. The 3D mold of each layer of a high-throughput and low cost sub-micron 3D structure product, is further used to make master molds which is then used to form a sheet of polymer film of each layer of the 3D structure to fabricate the sub-micron 3D structure product. Applications using this process are also disclosed.
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1. A micro-lens, comprising:
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a plurality of individually molded layers imprinted on top of one another using a nano-imprinting process, each layer of said plurality of layers having a width and a thickness, wherein each layer of said plurality of layers is imprinted using a mold formed from a polymer template fabricated using two-photon lithography; wherein the polymer template for each mold is designed using a computer assisted drawing (CAD) software program; wherein the width of each layer of said plurality of layers is varied by designing each polymer template using said CAD software program, such that the plurality of individually molded layers creates a curved surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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