title: Precise autofocus method employing normalized fluorescence image size in a two-photon polymerization nanofabrication system.
abstract: The autofocus method has been investigated to improve the precise positioning of a substrate surface at the center of the laser focal spot in two-photon polymerization (TPP) nanofabrication. For this purpose, we developed a novel autofocus method using normalized image size, which was calculated with the second momentum radius (SMR) of two-photon induced fluorescence (TPIF). The SMR of TPIF was theoretically analyzed and experimentally compared with the average intensity of TPIF for various input laser powers. The results show that the proposed method enhanced the precision and robustness of autofocus in TPP. Specifically, the experimental creation of ascending voxel arrays demonstrated both the method's immunity to input laser power change, and a high precision of ±0.045  μm. To test the practical feasibility of the proposed autofocus method, 300  μm×260  μm single-layer honey-comb structures were successfully fabricated with precompensation and dynamic compensation using the proposed autofocus method.
authors.forename: Byoung Goo
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Byung Je
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Hong Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Yong Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cho