Aberration-free lithography setup for fabrication of holographic diffractive optical elements

Opt Lett. 2009 Oct 1;34(19):3006-8. doi: 10.1364/OL.34.003006.

Abstract

A holographic optical lithography setup with extremely small longitudinal spherical aberration is described. The setup is used for the fabrication of holographic diffractive optical elements intended to collect light emitted from a fluorescence spot located on a biochip surface. A key feature of the optical setup is its ability to simulate a point-source-like fluorescence spot. A detailed description of the setup together with its optical properties are provided. The fluorescence light collection efficiency of the holographic diffractive optical elements produced using this setup is demonstrated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anisotropy
  • Equipment Design
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Holography / methods*
  • Lasers
  • Lenses
  • Light
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods
  • Optics and Photonics*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Refraction, Ocular*
  • Refractometry / methods
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Polymers