Patent ID: 9581763
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B05D,B33Y,G02B

Claim:
1. A method for forming an optical device on a substrate, the method comprising: treating a surface of the substrate to form a treated surface having a number of modified properties; depositing a plurality of drops of material onto the treated surface of the substrate to form the optical device; and reducing an adhesion between the plurality of drops and the treated surface of the substrate by the number of modified properties of the treated surface such that the plurality of drops form the optical device having a lateral resolution below a selected threshold, wherein reducing the adhesion between the plurality of drops and the treated surface of the substrate by the number of modified properties of the treated surface comprises: reducing the adhesion between a drop in the plurality of drops and the treated surface of the substrate by the number of modified properties of the treated surface such that the drop has a contact angle with the treated surface that is greater than about 90 degrees.