Patent ID: 8318409

Claim:
A method for fabricating a radiation-cured structure, the method comprising the steps of: providing a radiation-sensitive material; providing an at least one radiation source configured to project a radiation beam toward the radiation-sensitive material; providing a smart glass device including at least one switchable layer selectively configurable from an active state to an inactive state and configured to expose the radiation-sensitive material to a desired exposure pattern when in one of the active state and the inactive state, wherein the at least one switchable layer includes a plurality of radiation-transparent apertures, the radiation-transparent apertures remaining radiation-transparent in both the active state and the inactive state of the at least one switchable layer; positioning the smart glass device between the radiation-sensitive material and the at least one radiation source; switching the at least one switchable layer to one of the active state and the inactive state; and directing the radiation beam through the smart glass device to provide the desired exposure pattern, and exposing the radiation-sensitive material to the desired exposure pattern to form a radiation-cured structure.