Three-dimensional direct laser writing inspired by stimulated-emission-depletion microscopy [Invited]

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 614-624

  Fischer, Joachim ^a   Wegener, Martin ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DIRECTION; AXIAL SPATIAL RESOLUTION; DIFFRACTION LIMITATION; DIRECT LASER WRITING; LATERAL RESOLUTION; MICROTECHNOLOGY; RESOLUTION IMPROVEMENT; VISIBLE LIGHT;

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 80054751785     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.1.000614     Document Type: Article

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