Minimizing feature width in atom optically fabricated chromium nanostructures

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 2476-2485

  Anderson, W R ^a,b   Bradley, C C ^a   McClelland, J J ^a   Celotta, R J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Lighthouse Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM-LIGHT INTERACTION; CHROMIUM NANOSTRUCTURES; DIRECT-WRITE LITHOGRAPHY; LASER POWER;

CHROMIUM; FABRICATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LITHOGRAPHY; PARTICLE OPTICS; RESONANCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0000270569     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.59.2476     Document Type: Article

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