L. Yang
A. El-Tamer
U. Hinze
J. Li
Y. Hu
W. Huang
J. Chu
B. N. Chichkov

Two-photon polymerization of cylinder microstructures by femtosecond Bessel beams

Applied Physics Letters
4
105
041110
2014
Type: Zeitschriftenaufsatz (reviewed)
Abstract
In this work, we present an approach to modulate femtosecond laser beams into Bessel beams with a spatial light modulator (SLM) for two-photon polymerization applications. Bessel beams with different parameters are generated and annular optical fields are produced at the focal plane of the objective. Uniform cylinder microstructures are fabricated by a single illumination during a few seconds without stage translation. By modulating the holograms encoded on the SLM, the diameters of the fabricated annular structures can be flexibly controlled in a wide range with no need of changing the optical elements and realignment of the optical path.