LGDW

Physics Research

Special Programs and Collaborations

	Laser Guided Direct Writing (LGDW) Project Project Goals

The MTU LGDW Project is part of the MICE program.

MICE Project Goals

The goal of MICE is to demonstrate the rapid prototyping and manufacturing of miniaturized and rugged mesoscopic electronics on any surface (Si, glass, plastics, metals, ceramics, etc.) through the 3-dimensional integration of passive components (resistors, capacitors, super-capacitors, inductors, high gain antenna, and interconnects) and active components (batteries, etc.) using a direct-write (mask-less) approach. The project seeks to development a single, compact commercial-off-the-shelf, rapid (hours) prototyping/manufacturing computer aided design/computer aided machine (CAD/CAM) tool that can deposit a wide variety of materials (metals, insulators, ferrites, ruthenates, metals, ferroelectrics, glasses, polymers, etc.) in a 3-dimensional fashion at low-substrate temperatures in a conformal manner on virtually any substrate. A flexible "credit card" sized global positioning system (GPS) is the application driving the CAD/CAM direct-write tool development.

MTU Project Goals

• Understanding dynamics of particle motion along the entire path of particles
  
  
• Obtain an agreement between measured optical forces and optical scattering calculations
  
  
• Develop a predictive model to allow optimization of the direct-writing process
  
  
• Incorporate the developed models and codes into a commercial software package
  
  
• Develop advanced particle analysis techniques