title: Holographic optical assembly and photopolymerized joining of planar microspheres.
abstract: The aim of this research is to demonstrate a holographically driven photopolymerization process for joining colloidal particles to create planar microstructures fixed to a substrate, which can be monitored with real-time measurement. Holographic optical tweezers (HOT) have been used to arrange arrays of microparticles prior to this work; here we introduce a new photopolymerization process for rapidly joining simultaneously handled microspheres in a plane. Additionally, we demonstrate a new process control technique for efficiently identifying when particles have been successfully joined by measuring a sufficient reduction in the particles' Brownian motion. This technique and our demonstrated joining approach enable HOT technology to take critical steps toward automated additive fabrication of microstructures.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chizari
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Panas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shusteff
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Spadaccini
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hopkins