An increase in interconnection density, a reduction in packaging sizes and the quest for lowcost
product development strategy are some of the key challenges facing micro-optoelectronics
design and manufacture. The influence of high-density, small-sized products has
placed significant constraints on conventional electrical connections prompting various
fabrication methods, e.g. photolithography, being introduced to meet these challenges and
ameliorate the rapidly changing demand from consumers. While high-power solid state
lasers are fundamental to large scale industrial production, excimer laser on the other hand
has revolutionised the manufacturing industry with high precision, easy 3D structuring and
less stringent production requirements. Micro-structuring using excimer laser, best known
as laser ablation, is a non-contact micro- and nano-machining based on the projection of
high-energy pulsed UV masked beam on to a material of interest such that pattern(s) on the
mask is transferred to the substrate, often at a demagnified dimension with high resolution
and precision. The use of mask with desired patterns and beam delivery system makes the
fabrication in this case accurate, precise and easily controllable. The first part of this chapter
introduces the fundamentals of laser technology and material processing. In the second part,
optical interconnects as a solution to ‘bottlenecked’ conventional copper interconnections is
introduced with emphasis on excimer laser ablation of polymer waveguides and integrated
mirrors. Key research findings in the area of optical circuit boards using other techniques
are also briefly covered.
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%1 zakariyah2012laser
%A Zakariyah, Shefiu S.
%D 2012
%E Kahrizi, Dr. Mojtaba
%I InTech
%K Laser, Optical Optical-PCB, PCB, insertion loss, photopolymers polymers, waveguide,polymer waveguides,
%P 22
%T Laser Ablation for Polymer Waveguide Fabrication
%U http://www.intechopen.com/books/micromachining-techniques-for-fabrication-of-micro-and-nano-structures/laser-ablation-for-polymer-waveguide-fabrication
%X An increase in interconnection density, a reduction in packaging sizes and the quest for lowcost
product development strategy are some of the key challenges facing micro-optoelectronics
design and manufacture. The influence of high-density, small-sized products has
placed significant constraints on conventional electrical connections prompting various
fabrication methods, e.g. photolithography, being introduced to meet these challenges and
ameliorate the rapidly changing demand from consumers. While high-power solid state
lasers are fundamental to large scale industrial production, excimer laser on the other hand
has revolutionised the manufacturing industry with high precision, easy 3D structuring and
less stringent production requirements. Micro-structuring using excimer laser, best known
as laser ablation, is a non-contact micro- and nano-machining based on the projection of
high-energy pulsed UV masked beam on to a material of interest such that pattern(s) on the
mask is transferred to the substrate, often at a demagnified dimension with high resolution
and precision. The use of mask with desired patterns and beam delivery system makes the
fabrication in this case accurate, precise and easily controllable. The first part of this chapter
introduces the fundamentals of laser technology and material processing. In the second part,
optical interconnects as a solution to ‘bottlenecked’ conventional copper interconnections is
introduced with emphasis on excimer laser ablation of polymer waveguides and integrated
mirrors. Key research findings in the area of optical circuit boards using other techniques
are also briefly covered.
%& 6
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product development strategy are some of the key challenges facing micro-optoelectronics
design and manufacture. The influence of high-density, small-sized products has
placed significant constraints on conventional electrical connections prompting various
fabrication methods, e.g. photolithography, being introduced to meet these challenges and
ameliorate the rapidly changing demand from consumers. While high-power solid state
lasers are fundamental to large scale industrial production, excimer laser on the other hand
has revolutionised the manufacturing industry with high precision, easy 3D structuring and
less stringent production requirements. Micro-structuring using excimer laser, best known
as laser ablation, is a non-contact micro- and nano-machining based on the projection of
high-energy pulsed UV masked beam on to a material of interest such that pattern(s) on the
mask is transferred to the substrate, often at a demagnified dimension with high resolution
and precision. The use of mask with desired patterns and beam delivery system makes the
fabrication in this case accurate, precise and easily controllable. The first part of this chapter
introduces the fundamentals of laser technology and material processing. In the second part,
optical interconnects as a solution to ‘bottlenecked’ conventional copper interconnections is
introduced with emphasis on excimer laser ablation of polymer waveguides and integrated
mirrors. Key research findings in the area of optical circuit boards using other techniques
are also briefly covered.},
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