Search research articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 22, 2026

Soft Lithographic Procedure for Producing Plastic Microfluidic Devices with View-ports Transparent to Visible and Infrared Light

Soft Lithographic Procedure for Producing Plastic Microfluidic Devices with View-ports Transparent to Visible and Infrared Light

Published on: August 17, 2017

Polymeric waveguide Bragg grating filter using soft lithography.

Askin Kocabas¹, Atilla Aydinli

¹Türk Telekom Bilkent Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.

|June 17, 2009

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Controlling the synchronization and symmetry breaking of coupled bacterial pili on active biofilm carpets.

eLife·2026

Same author

Neuromodulation of Swarming Behavior in <i>C. elegans</i>: Insights into the Conserved role of Calsyntenins.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2025

Same author

Localized thermal emission from topological interfaces.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2024

Same author

Localized X-ray photoelectron impedance spectroscopy (LoXPIS) for capturing charge dynamics of an ionic liquid electrolyte within an energy storage device.

Faraday discussions·2022

Same author

Large-scale orientational order in bacterial colonies during inward growth.

eLife·2022

Same author

Large Rabi splitting of mixed plasmon-exciton states in small plasmonic moiré cavities.

Optics letters·2020

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

We developed a simple soft lithography method to create polymeric waveguide Bragg grating filters. This technique uses capillary action for efficient grating transfer, simplifying fabrication.

Area of Science:

Materials Science
Optoelectronics
Nanofabrication

Background:

Polymeric waveguide Bragg gratings are crucial optical components.
Existing fabrication methods can be complex and costly.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a simplified fabrication process for polymeric waveguide Bragg grating filters.
To demonstrate the effectiveness of soft lithography and capillary action in transferring grating structures.

Main Methods:

Utilized soft lithography with an elastomeric stamp for grating transfer.
Employed capillary action for uniform structure transfer with minimal residual layers.
Fabricated the waveguide layer using BCB optical polymer and conventional optical lithography.
Patterned the master grating structure via electron-beam lithography.

More Related Videos

Writing Bragg Gratings in Multicore Fibers

Writing Bragg Gratings in Multicore Fibers

Published on: April 20, 2016

Fabrication of High Contrast Gratings for the Spectrum Splitting Dispersive Element in a Concentrated Photovoltaic System

Fabrication of High Contrast Gratings for the Spectrum Splitting Dispersive Element in a Concentrated Photovoltaic System

Published on: July 18, 2015

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 22, 2026

Soft Lithographic Procedure for Producing Plastic Microfluidic Devices with View-ports Transparent to Visible and Infrared Light

Soft Lithographic Procedure for Producing Plastic Microfluidic Devices with View-ports Transparent to Visible and Infrared Light

Published on: August 17, 2017

Writing Bragg Gratings in Multicore Fibers

Writing Bragg Gratings in Multicore Fibers

Published on: April 20, 2016

Fabrication of High Contrast Gratings for the Spectrum Splitting Dispersive Element in a Concentrated Photovoltaic System

Fabrication of High Contrast Gratings for the Spectrum Splitting Dispersive Element in a Concentrated Photovoltaic System

Published on: July 18, 2015

Main Results:

Successfully fabricated uniform polymeric waveguide Bragg grating filters.
Achieved transfer of grating structures without requiring an imprint machine.
Demonstrated processing simplicity compared to traditional methods.

Conclusions:

Soft lithography offers a straightforward and efficient approach for fabricating polymeric waveguide Bragg grating filters.
The developed method simplifies the production of these essential optical components.