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Two-photon absorption spectrum of the photoinitiator Lucirin TPO-L

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Two-photon absorption induced polymerization provides a powerful method for the fabrication of intricate three-dimensional microstructures. Recently, Lucirin TPO-L was shown to be a photoinitiator with several advantageous properties for two-photon induced polymerization. Here we measure the two-photon absorption cross-section spectrum of Lucirin TPO-L, which presents a maximum of 1.2 GM at 610 nm. Despite its small two-photon absorption cross-section, it is possible to fabricate excellent microstructures by two-photon polymerization due to the high polymerization quantum yield of Lucirin TPO-L. These results indicate that optimization of the two-photon absorption cross-section is not the only material parameter to be considered when searching for new photoinitiators for microfabrication via two-photon absorption.

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    C.R. Mendonca, T. Baldacchini, P. Tayalia & E. Mazur

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Mendonca, C., Correa, D., Baldacchini, T. et al. Two-photon absorption spectrum of the photoinitiator Lucirin TPO-L. Appl. Phys. A 90, 633–636 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4367-0

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