{"id":63,"date":"2013-09-09T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csr-dyn-45\/~ralf\/wordpress\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2013-10-31T12:20:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-31T16:20:53","slug":"the-mit-nanoruler-a-scanning-beam-interference-lithography-sbil-tool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/?page_id=63","title":{"rendered":"The MIT Nanoruler\/Scanning Beam Interference Lithography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/WP\/Nanoruler-White-Paper.pdf\">A Brief History of Gratings and the Making of the MIT Nanoruler<\/a> (pdf)<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_692\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Nanoruler+wafer.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-692\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Nanoruler+wafer.jpg\" alt=\"A 300 mm wafer patterend with a 400 nm-period grating on the Nanoruler air bearing stage.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-692\" srcset=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Nanoruler+wafer.jpg 640w, http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Nanoruler+wafer-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Nanoruler+wafer-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Nanoruler+wafer-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 300 mm wafer patterend with a 400 nm-period grating on the Nanoruler air bearing stage.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Related publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.precisioneng.2009.05.006\">Optimization and Temperature Mapping of an Ultra-High Thermal Stability Environmental Enclosure<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2010\/Yong-PE-2010.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nY. Zhao, D. L. Trumper, R. K. Heilmann, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nPrecision Engineering <b>34<\/b>, 164-170 (2010).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/26\/6\/10.1116\/1.2976604\">Spatial-Frequency Multiplication with Multilevel Interference Lithography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2008\/Chang_jvb2008.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC.-H. Chang, Y. Zhao, R. K. Heilmann, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>26<\/b>, 2135-2138 (2008).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ol.osa.org\/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-33-14-1572\">Fabrication of 50 nm-Period Gratings with Multilevel Interference Lithography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2008\/Chang_OptLett-2008.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC.-H. Chang, Y. Zhao, R. K. Heilmann, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nOpt. Lett. <b>33<\/b>, 1572 (2008).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/25\/6\/10.1116\/1.2794318\">Phase Control in Multiexposure Spatial Frequency Multiplication<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2007\/Yong_jvb2007.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nY. Zhao, C.-H. Chang, R. K. Heilmann, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>25<\/b>, 2439 (2007).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/23\/6\/10.1116\/1.2127938\">Doppler Writing and Linewidth Control for Scanning Beam Interference Lithography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2005\/Montoya_jvb2005.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJ. C. Montoya, C.-H. Chang, R. K. Heilmann, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>23<\/b>, 2640 (2005).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/0957-4484\/15\/10\/002?fromSearchPage=true\">Dimensional Metrology for Nanometer-Scale Science and Engineering: Towards Sub-Nanometer Accurate Encoders<\/a> (Invited) <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2004\/Heilmann_nano.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nR. K. Heilmann, C. G. Chen, P. T. Konkola, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nNanotechnology <b>15<\/b>, S504 (2004).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/21\/6\/10.1116\/1.1610003\">Nanometer-Level Repeatable Metrology Using the Nanoruler<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2003\/Konkola_jvb2003.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nP. T. Konkola, C. G. Chen, R. K. Heilmann, C. Joo, J. C. Montoya, C.-H. Chang, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>21<\/b>, 3097 (2003).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org\/proceeding.aspx?articleid=888617\">Nanometer-Accurate Grating Fabrication with Scanning Beam Interference Lithography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2002\/ChenSPIE4936.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC. G. Chen, P. T. Konkola, R. K. Heilmann, C. Joo, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nProc. SPIE <b>4936<\/b>, 126 (2002).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/20\/6\/10.1116\/1.1520563\">A Generalized Scanning Beam Interference Lithography System for Patterning Gratings with Variable Period Progression<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2002\/Pati_jvb2002.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nG. S. Pati, R. K. Heilmann, P. T. Konkola, C. Joo, C. G. Chen, E. Murphy, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>20<\/b>, 2617 (2002).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/20\/6\/10.1116\/1.1523402\">Beam Alignment for Scanning Beam Interference Lithography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2002\/Chen_jvb2002.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC. G. Chen, R. K. Heilmann, C. Joo, P. T. Konkola, G. S. Pati, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>20<\/b>, 3071 (2002).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org\/proceeding.aspx?articleid=893298\">Progress Toward a General Grating Pattern Technology Using Phase-Locked Scanning Beams<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2002\/MarkSPIE4485.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nM. L. Schattenburg, C. G. Chen, R. K. Heilmann, P. T. Konkola, and G. S. Pati<br \/>\n<i>Optical Spectrocopic Techniques and Instrumentation for Atmospheric <\/i><em>and Space Research IV<\/em>, S. C. Barden and M. G. Mlynczak (eds.),<br \/>\nProc. SPIE <b>4485<\/b>, 378 (2002).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/19\/6\/10.1116\/1.1409379\">Image Metrology and System Controls for Scanning Beam Interference Lithography<\/a> (Invited) <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2001\/ImageMetrol_jvb2001.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nC. G. Chen, P. T. Konkola, R. K. Heilmann, G. S. Pati, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>19<\/b>, 2335 (2001).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/19\/6\/10.1116\/1.1410096\">Digital Heterodyne Interference Fringe Control System<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2001\/hetfrinlok_jvacb.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nR. K. Heilmann, P. T. Konkola, C. G. Chen, G. S. Pati, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>19<\/b>, 2342 (2001).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/18\/6\/10.1116\/1.1314385\">Beam Steering System and Spatial Filtering Applied to Interference Lithography<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2000\/Konkola_jvb2000.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nP. T. Konkola, C. G. Chen, R. K. Heilmann, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>18<\/b>, 3282 (2000).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/avs\/journal\/jvstb\/18\/6\/10.1116\/1.1313584\">Relativistic Corrections in Displacement Measuring Interferometry<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/pub\/papers\/2000\/RelCor.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"pdficon_small\" src=\"http:\/\/snl.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pdficon_small.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nR. K. Heilmann, P. T. Konkola, C. G. Chen, and M. L. Schattenburg<br \/>\nJ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B <b>18<\/b>, 3277 (2000).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Brief History of Gratings and the Making of the MIT Nanoruler (pdf) &nbsp; Related publications: Optimization and Temperature Mapping of an Ultra-High Thermal Stability Environmental Enclosure Y. Zhao, D. L. Trumper, R. K. Heilmann, and M. L. 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