Laser Transfer Techniques for Digital Microfabrication

Abstract

Laser transfer techniques are becoming widely used for digital microfabrication applications. These non-lithographic processes are ideally suited for generating high-resolution patterns of complex materials without negatively affecting their properties. This chapter reviews the fundamentals of the laser forward transfer process, describes its evolution fromits origins over 20 years ago, its numerous variations, and presents some of its most successful applications. It concludes discussion on the future of laser-based digital microfabrication techniques.