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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Computer Science
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Current pattern data formats for electron beam lithography (EBL) are constrained by the needs of the Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) industry.
    • Large file sizes of pattern data, not spatial bandwidth, limit the production of binary computer-generated holograms (BCHs) using EBL.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore an alternative pattern data format for EBL.
    • To enable full utilization of an e-beam machine's spatial bandwidth product.
    • To avoid prohibitive increases in pattern data file size for BCH production.

    Main Methods:

    • Investigated an alternate pattern data format for electron beam lithography.
    • Applied two established data compression techniques.
    • Tailored compression methods to remove redundancies specific to holographic fringe patterns.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed data format facilitates the full use of the e-beam machine's spatial bandwidth product.
    • The format manages file sizes effectively, preventing prohibitive data amounts.
    • Redundancies in holographic fringe patterns are significantly reduced through tailored compression.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed pattern data format is effective for producing BCHs using EBL.
    • This approach overcomes the limitations of current VLSI-centric formats.
    • Optimized data handling allows for higher fidelity holographic pattern generation.