Jan 18, 2022

MPO 100: Multi-User Tool for 3D Lithography and 3D Microprinting

The MPO 100, the new Two-Photon Polymerization platform, designed and developed by Multiphoton Optics GmbH, Sales and Service by Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik GmbH
Source: Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik GmbH

Jan 18, 2022

"1 - 10 - 100 - 1000" – Achievable component heights of over 1 cm, surfaces with roughness in the order of 10 nm, structure sizes of less than 100 nm, and writing speeds over 1000 mm/s: At the Photonics West in San Francisco, Heidelberg Instruments will be presenting, for the first time, the new two-photon polymerization MPO 100, a multi-user tool that combines both the requirements of 3D lithography with resolutions in the 100 nm range and 3D microprinting with structure heights of over one centimeter, all in one device.

Highest resolution among additive manufacturing processes at 100 nanometers

"The MPO 100 is a unique tool for microfabrication and achieves the highest resolution among additive manufacturing processes at 100 nanometers. Furthermore, the 1-10-100-1000 capability of the MPO 100 will enable users at universities, R&D institutions, as well as the industry and offer significant advantages for new developments in areas such as micro-optics, microfluidics, and biomedicine," says Dr. Benedikt Stender of Multiphoton Optics GmbH, the subsidiary of Heidelberg Instruments.

Laser wavelength in the green spectral range for 3D structuring of photoresists

The MPO 100 works with a laser wavelength in the green spectral range, which is ideally suited for the 3D structuring of typical photoresists. Furthermore, MPO 100 is optimized to use hybrid polymers (ORMOCERs), particularly important for various applications. In addition to sophisticated algorithms to maximize structure quality, the synchronized scanning system offers the possibility of stitching-free patterning. In addition, the MPO 100 is currently the only tool in the market equipped with a flowbox that guarantees temperature stability of up to 0.1°C and thus provides the necessary stability for large-scale exposures. Application-specific writing modes enable customer-specific printing requirements and distinguish the MPO 100 as a multi-user tool.