Petrov AK, Bessonov VO, Abrashitova KA, Kokareva NG, Safronov KR, Barannikov AA, Ershov PA, Klimova NB, Lyatun II, Yunkin VA, Polikarpov M, Snigireva I, Fedyanin AA, Snigirev A. Polymer X-ray refractive nano-lenses fabricated by additive technology.
OPTICS EXPRESS 2017;
25:14173-14181. [PMID:
28789003 DOI:
10.1364/oe.25.014173]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The present work demonstrates the potential applicability of additive manufacturing to X-Ray refractive nano-lenses. A compound refractive lens with a radius of 5 µm was produced by the two-photon polymerization induced lithography. It was successfully tested at the X-ray microfocus laboratory source and a focal spot of 5 μm was measured. An amorphous nature of polymer material combined with the potential of additive technologies may result in a significantly enhanced focusing performance compared to the best examples of modern X-ray compound refractive lenses.
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