Organic semiconductor distributed feedback laser pixels for lab-on-a-chip applications fabricated by laser-assisted replication

The integration of organic semiconductor distributed feedback (DFB) laser sources into all-polymer chips is promising for biomedical or chemical analysis. However, the fabrication of DFB corrugations is often expensive and time-consuming. Here, we apply the method of laser-assisted replication using...

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Published in:	Faraday discussions 2014-01, Vol.174, p.153-164
Main Authors:	Liu, Xin, Prinz, Stephan, Besser, Heino, Pfleging, Wilhelm, Wissmann, Markus, Vannahme, Christoph, Guttmann, Markus, Mappes, Timo, Koeber, Sebastian, Koos, Christian, Lemmer, Uli
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Beams (radiation) Chip formation Chips Lasers Nanostructure Pixels Polymethyl methacrylates Replication
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Summary:	The integration of organic semiconductor distributed feedback (DFB) laser sources into all-polymer chips is promising for biomedical or chemical analysis. However, the fabrication of DFB corrugations is often expensive and time-consuming. Here, we apply the method of laser-assisted replication using a near-infrared diode laser beam to efficiently fabricate inexpensive poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) chips with spatially localized organic DFB laser pixels. This time-saving fabrication process enables a pre-defined positioning of nanoscale corrugations on the chip and a simultaneous generation of nanoscale gratings for organic edge-emitting laser pixels next to microscale waveguide structures. A single chip of size 30 mm × 30 mm can be processed within 5 min. Laser-assisted replication allows for the subsequent addition of further nanostructures without a negative impact on the existing photonic components. The minimum replication area can be defined as being as small as the diode laser beam focus spot size. To complete the fabrication process, we encapsulate the chip in PMMA using laser transmission welding.
ISSN:	1359-6640 1364-5498