The present invention is directed to a method for printing a micro-scaled or nano-scaled XUV and / or X-
ray Diffractive optic (1), including the following steps: a) providing a material (2) with a first component (2a) being photo-sensitive and being polymerizable by two-
photon-absorption, b) providing data (3) of a desired geometrical structure (4) of the optic (1) and creating at least one trajectory (8) corresponding to the data (3) of the desired structure (4) of the optic (1), c) providing a high-intensity energy beam (5), in particular a
laser beam, wherein the beam (5) comprises a focus (F) having a position being adjustable to a plurality of positions (F1, F2, <, Fp) being coincident with the at least one trajectory (8), d)
polymerization of the material (2) by two-
photon-absorption at a first position (Fn) of the focus (F), thereby creating a first
voxel (vn1n2n3) of the structure (4) of the optic (1), adjusting the position of the focus (F) from the first position (Fn) to a subsequent position (Fn+1) of the focus (F) along the at least one trajectory (8) and repeating step d) at the subsequent position (Fn+1) of the focus (F), wherein a distance (d) between each of the positions (F1, F2, <, Fp) of the focus (F) and at least one of the rest of the positions (F1, F2, <, Fp) of the focus (F) is smaller than a
mean diameter (vd) of the voxels produced at these positions with respect to their dimension parallel to the distance (d).