Quantum lithography beyond the diffraction limit via Rabi oscillations

Phys Rev Lett. 2010 Oct 29;105(18):183601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.183601. Epub 2010 Oct 25.

Abstract

We propose a quantum optical method to do the subwavelength lithography. Our method is similar to the traditional lithography but adding a critical step before dissociating the chemical bound of the photoresist. The subwavelength pattern is achieved by inducing the multi-Rabi oscillation between the two atomic levels. The proposed method does not require multiphoton absorption and the entanglement of photons. It is expected to be realizable using current technology.