Abstract In the 1990s, Professor Stephen Chou from Princeton University introduced the
concept of nanoimprint lithography, a novel method for manufacturing nanostructures using …

Ultra-precision manufacturing plays a critical role in the successful development of various
technological fields and has a significant influence on the processes conducted in human …

The Extreme-ultraviolet Stellar Characterization for Atmospheric Physics and Evolution
(ESCAPE) mission is an astrophysics Small Explorer employing ultraviolet spectroscopy …

With the aim of improving the performance of diffraction gratings, a piezoelectric-driven
vibration-assisted UV nanoimprint method is proposed for use in the fabrication of diffraction …

Future observatories utilizing reflection grating spectrometers for extreme ultraviolet (EUV)
and soft X-ray (SXR) spectroscopy require high-fidelity gratings with both blazed groove …

Abstract The Rockets for Extended-source X-ray Spectroscopy (tREXS) are a series of
suborbital rocket payloads designed to collect spectral emission from extended astronomical …

The Lynx X-ray Grating Spectrograph (XGS) is responsible for providing high throughput
and spectral resolution for soft x-ray energies. This instrument will help characterize the …

Gratings enable dispersive spectroscopy from the X-ray to the optical, and feature
prominently in proposed flagships and SmallSats alike. The exacting performance …

Diffraction efficiency is a critical indicator of grating performance. Traditional single-point
measurement methods are slow, often taking several hours to generate a complete …

Relief gratings are a particular group of diffractive gratings with a controlled profile, which
can precisely modulate the intensity distribution of diffractive lights through its surface …