Patent ID: 8221179

Claim:
A method of fabricating an array of microdischarge devices, the method comprising: positioning a multi-layer dielectric layer thin sheet with respect to a first thin electrode, wherein said step of positioning comprises depositing of plating the first thin electrode as a unitary electrode; joining a second electrode thin sheet on the multi-layer dielectric layer thin sheet; providing an array of microcavities through at least a portion of the multi-layer dielectric layer sheet within an area corresponding to said first electrode, each of said microcavities defining an empty volume for containing gas, each of said microcavities having walls defined by at said at least a portion of the multi-layer dielectric thin sheet; filling the empty volumes in the microcavities with a gas, wherein said filling the empty volumes in the microcavities with a gas entirely fills the empty volumes; and sealing the gas in the microcavities.