Optical profiler for fabrication process development and microdevice characterization

这笔赠款将支持微机电系统（MEMS），微制造技术和精密制造的研究，应用领域包括微光学，非传统微加工工艺，组织工程，微阀和惯性传感器的开发。所要求的光学轮廓仪将使我们能够以高的横向（< 1 µm）和垂直（< 1 nm）分辨率测量微结构和加工表面的拓扑结构。光学干涉测量是一种无接触的表征技术，因此避免了被测表面的污染和机械损伤。这种光学轮廓仪是一种标准的计量工具，是微机电系统和纳米技术的最先进的研究设施。光学轮廓仪将支持UBC最近聘请的8名研究人员的各种研究计划，这些研究人员具有MEMS，微加工技术，微电子学，纳米技术和精密制造方面的专业知识。光学轮廓仪的非接触式测量能力及其高空间分辨率对于开发用于具有小特征尺寸的设备的新制造技术和用于精细微制造设备的表征是必要的。它将用于表征新的视频投影技术的微加工微光学组件。它也将是必要的，为组织工程或微电子学，以及精密制造技术的发展的基础上，微放电加工和喷墨打印的非传统的微细加工技术。我们将使用该工具开发的技术将为加拿大研究人员提供开发最具创新性设备所需的新制造能力。此外，光学剖面仪将支持对微致动器、微传感器和可植入微型装置的研究，所有这些都具有生物医学应用，因此将加强加拿大在这一领域的地位。

This grant will support research on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), microfabrication technologies and precision manufacturing with applications in fields such as micro optics, development of non-traditional micromachining processes, tissue engineering, microvalves and inertial sensors. The requested optical profiler will enable us to measure the topology of microstructures and machined surfaces at a high lateral (< 1 µm) and vertical (< 1 nm) resolution. Optical interferometry is a contact-free characterization technique, thus avoiding contamination and mechanical damage of the surface under measurement. This optical profiler is a standard metrology tool found is state-of-the-art research facilities for microelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology. The optical profiler will support various research programs of 8 recently hired researchers at UBC with expertise in MEMS, microfabrication technologies, microelectronics, nanotechnology and precision manufacturing. The non-contact measurement capabilities of the optical profiler and its high spatial resolution are necessary for the development of new fabrication technologies for devices with small feature sizes and for the characterization of delicate microfabricated devices. It will be used to characterize microfabricated micro optics components for new video projection technologies. It will also be necessary for the development of non-traditional microfabrication technologies based on micro-electro-discharge-machining and inkjet printing for tissue engineering or microelectronics, as well as precision manufacturing technologies. The technologies that we will develop using this tool will provide Canadian researchers with new fabrication capabilities required to develop the most innovative devices. Furthermore, the optical profiler will support research on microactuators, microsensors and implantable microdevices, all of which have biomedical applications and will therefore strengthen Canada's position in this area.