Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 39, Issue 3, 316002(2012)

A Digital-Grating-Based Alignment Technique in Maskless Lithography

Tang Lulu1,2、*, Hu Song1, Xu Feng1,2, Tang Yan1, Chen Mingyong1, and Zhu Jiangping1,2
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Sep. 23, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 22, 2012

    The Author Email: Lulu Tang (tanglulubbb@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201239.0316002

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