• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 12, 120501 (2016)
Ruoqiu Wang1、2, Zhiyu Zhang1、*, Chengli Guo1、2, Donglin Xue1, and Xuejun Zhang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.120501 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Ruoqiu Wang, Zhiyu Zhang, Chengli Guo, Donglin Xue, Xuejun Zhang. Effects of fabrication errors on diffraction efficiency for a diffractive membrane[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(12): 120501 Copy Citation Text show less
    Process flow for a 4-level master FZL fabrication.
    Fig. 1. Process flow for a 4-level master FZL fabrication.
    Process flow for a membrane FZL replication.
    Fig. 2. Process flow for a membrane FZL replication.
    Schematic of an on-substrate prefixing fixture.
    Fig. 3. Schematic of an on-substrate prefixing fixture.
    Phase distribution of a 4-level diffractive element.
    Fig. 4. Phase distribution of a 4-level diffractive element.
    (a) Phase distribution of a 4-level element with etching depth errors, and (b) relationship between etching depth errors and diffraction efficiency.
    Fig. 5. (a) Phase distribution of a 4-level element with etching depth errors, and (b) relationship between etching depth errors and diffraction efficiency.
    (a) Phase distribution of a 4-level element with overlay registration errors, and (b) relationship between overlay registration errors and diffraction efficiency.
    Fig. 6. (a) Phase distribution of a 4-level element with overlay registration errors, and (b) relationship between overlay registration errors and diffraction efficiency.
    (a) Phase distribution of a 4-level element with linewidth errors, and (b) relationship between linewidth errors and diffraction efficiency.
    Fig. 7. (a) Phase distribution of a 4-level element with linewidth errors, and (b) relationship between linewidth errors and diffraction efficiency.
    Phase distribution of a 4-level membrane FZL with width transfer errors.
    Fig. 8. Phase distribution of a 4-level membrane FZL with width transfer errors.
    Phase distribution of a 4-level membrane FZL with depth transfer errors.
    Fig. 9. Phase distribution of a 4-level membrane FZL with depth transfer errors.
    Relationship between transfer errors and diffraction efficiency.
    Fig. 10. Relationship between transfer errors and diffraction efficiency.
    Photo of 4-step level membrane FZL.
    Fig. 11. Photo of 4-step level membrane FZL.
    (a)–(b) Micrographs of two observations in 200× magnification, (c) cross-section profile at the outermost period of diffractive membrane, and (d) 3D scanning result.
    Fig. 12. (a)–(b) Micrographs of two observations in 200× magnification, (c) cross-section profile at the outermost period of diffractive membrane, and (d) 3D scanning result.
    (a) Linewidths on membrane and (b) test result of each step depth on the membrane.
    Fig. 13. (a) Linewidths on membrane and (b) test result of each step depth on the membrane.
    Distribution map of different diffractive orders.
    Fig. 14. Distribution map of different diffractive orders.
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    E1/μm1.8801.8541.8811.7801.8801.8901.8001.8781.9231.879
    E0/μm2.5982.6702.5992.4892.602.6702.5322.602.7432.596
    η/%72.469.472.471.572.370.871.172.270.172.4
    Table 1. Experimental Data of Diffraction Efficiency
    Ruoqiu Wang, Zhiyu Zhang, Chengli Guo, Donglin Xue, Xuejun Zhang. Effects of fabrication errors on diffraction efficiency for a diffractive membrane[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(12): 120501
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