@inproceedings{5275fe3c4c4c4c1090d7f9c27a2fd94f,
title = "Increasing the spatial resolution of direct laser writing of diffractive structures on thin films of titanium group metals",
abstract = "The important effects, techniques, and factors are considered that aim to increase the spatial resolution of a scanning direct laser writing of diffractive structures on thin films of transition metals from titanium group (Ti, Zr, and Hf). The writing process is based on metal oxidation under the thermal action of a tightly focused laser beam. Scanning speed of the laser beam and film thickness were varied to get a regime of through oxidation (TO) of the metal film under laser heating. It results in strong increase of the film transmission in exposed area. TO ensures a strong threshold due to feedback connected with decreasing of laser power absorption near center of focused gaussian laser spot. To the best of our knowledge, the direct laser writing of amplitude diffractive structures on Zr and Hf films were performed for the first time. The new regime of direct laser writing on thin Zr films was revealed. It allows forming tracks with width of 100 nm and less at laser spot diameter of 700 nm and laser wavelength of 532 nm. In this work, the spectral dependence of the refractive index and extinction coefficient of hafnium films was first experimentally determined in the wavelength range of 250-1100 nm.",
keywords = "direct laser writing, thin metal films, metal-oxide mask, spatial resolution, amplitude diffractive structures, thermochemical laser writing, through oxidation, titanium group metals, OPTICAL-CONSTANTS, OXIDATION, TI",
author = "Korolkov, {Victor P.} and Sedukhin, {Andrey G.} and Belousov, {Dmitry A.} and Shimansky, {Ruslan V.} and Khomutov, {Vladimir N.} and Mikerin, {Sergey L.} and Spesivtsev, {Evgeny V.} and Kutz, {Roman I.}",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2520978",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Antonio Fimia and Miroslav Hrabovsky and Sheridan, {John T.}",
booktitle = "Holography",
address = "United States",
note = "Holography: Advances and Modern Trends VI 2019 ; Conference date: 01-04-2019 Through 04-04-2019",
}