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Novel ion implantation based method for surface patterning

  • Chris P. McNorgan
  • , Todd W. Simpson
  • , Ian V. Mitchell
    • Western University

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    Abstract

    Recently, there has been much attention focused on photonic crystals and photonic bandgap materials [1], The fabrication of these materials requires the formation of a periodic variation in the refractive index on a submicrometer length scale. It is anticipated that these structures will provide the building blocks required for future photonic devices and photonic integrated circuits. Applications are envisaged for structures with both 2- and 3-dimensional periodicity. In this communication we report results from a novel variant of ion beam lithography. The approach involves ion implantation through a mask of silica microspheres, followed by selective chemical etching.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number1031315
    Pages (from-to)104-106
    Number of pages3
    JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume10313
    DOIs
    StatePublished - May 9 2002
    EventSPIE Regional Meeting on Optoelectronics, Photonics, and Imaging, Opto-Canada 2002 - Ottawa, Canada
    Duration: May 9 2002May 10 2002

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