Yan M. – TechConnect Briefs

Title: Nano/micro-structures formation driven by local protonation of polymer thin films via dip-pen nanolithography

Maedler C., Chada S., La Rosa A., Yan M., Portland State University, US

SUMMARY Nanostructures are created by stimulating the mechanical response of polymer materials upon confining protonation reaction locally via dip-pen. ABSTRACT While dip-pen nanolithography uses a sharp tip to anchor molecules on the substrate to form [...]

Application of Nano-Technology in Planar Silica Waveguides to Enhance the Performance of AWG’s and Other Standard Devices

Ticknor A., Yan M., Zhao L., Xu H., NeoPhotonics Corp., US

Though generally perceived as unfertile grounds for nano-technology optics, silica-based Planar Lightwave Circuits (PLCs) are benefiting from the tools, metrology and methods being developed for nanometer-resolution technology. We shall review how some of these methods [...]