Pure optical nano-writing on light- switchable spiropyrans/merocyanine thin film

Opt Express. 2014 Jan 13;22(1):283-8. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.000283.

Abstract

We report optical writing at the nanometer scale of spin coated PMMA-spiropyran films. By using a near-field optical microscope, pure optical nano-writing with a resolution of 160 nm and writing speed of 0.4 µm/s was achieved. Simultaneous topographic and optical writing was also obtained by simply coupling to the near-field few more mW of laser power. Due to the fast optical response of the spiropyran molecule, nano-lithography on PMMA-spyropyran thin films appears to be very attractive for future photonics applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't