Fabrication of photonic quasicrystalline structures in the sub-micrometer scale

Compared to periodic crystals, photonic quasicrystals (PQC) have higher point group symmetry and are more favorable in achieving complete band-gaps. In this report, a top-cut prism interferometer is designed to fabricate ten-fold photonic quasicrystalline structures in the sub-micro scale. Based on the difference of production conditions, a variety of quasicrystals have been obtained in the SU8 photoresist films. Scanning Probe Microscopy and laser diffraction are used to characterize the produced structures. The corresponding theoretical analysis is also provided to compare with the experimental results. This will provide guidance for the large-area and fast production of ten-fold quasicrystalline structures with high quality.