Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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736049 | Optics and Lasers in Engineering | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Using masks for laser ablation has proven useful in the fabrication of prototypes for the manufacturing of micro-fluidic devices. In this work, an excimer laser was used to engrave microscopic channels on the surface of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which showed a high absorption ratio for an excimer laser beam with a wavelength of 248 nm. When 50 μm wide rectangular microscopic channels were made using a 500Ã500 μm square mask and a magnification ratio of 1/10, ditch-shaped defects were found at both corners. The calculation of the laser beam intensity showed that a coherent image in the PET specimen caused the defects. An analysis based on the Fourier diffraction theory enabled the prediction of a coherent shape at the image plane, as well as a diffracted beam between the mask and the image plane. The analysis also showed that the diameter of the aperture was a predominant factor toward the elimination of ditch-shaped defects in the rectangular microscopic channels on the PET produced by an excimer laser ablation.
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Authors
Dong Sig Shin, Jae Hoon Lee, Jeong Suh, To Hoon Kim,