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We report on the fabrication of three dimensional micro-fluidic channels in fused silica glass using a combination of femtosecond laser writing and hydrofluoric acid wet etching to flexibly create various cross-sectional profiles of highly uniform shape and smooth vertical walls. The laser power, polarization, focusing depth, scanning angle and scanning speed were systematically studied with single- and multi-scan configurations to assess optimum micro-channel formation including etch rate, surface roughness, and stress-induced crack formation. We introduce the formation of vertical access-ports that extend the buried channel formation to unlimited length without tapering or distortion of the channel cross-sectional shape.
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Authors express their gratitude to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations, a Network of Centres of Excellence, for supporting this work.
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Ho, S., Herman, P.R. & Aitchison, J.S. Single- and multi-scan femtosecond laser writing for selective chemical etching of cross section patternable glass micro-channels. Appl. Phys. A 106, 5–13 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-011-6675-7
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