A novel photoinitiator for microfabrication via two-photon polymerization

Presentation Date: 

Monday, May 1, 2006

Location: 

CLEO 2006 (Long Beach, CA, USA)

Presentation Slides: 

We measured the two-photon absorption cross-section of Lucirin TPO-L and fabricated complex microstructures using it in acrylate resin. Using quantum chemistry calculations, we relate the nonlinear optical properties of the photoinitiator to its molecular structure.