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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Aufsatznummer | 095105 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Optical engineering |
| Jahrgang | 62 |
| Ausgabenummer | 9 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 26 Sept. 2023 |
Abstract
We propose a technique for additive manufacturing of polymer step-index (STIN) optics. The process is composed of aerosol jet multi-material deposition followed by laser-assisted stereolithography in an alternating fashion to fabricate multi-material three-dimensional objects. The layer-wise dynamic tuning of the refractive index provides the possibility to fabricate optics with tailored index profiles. The index range achieved by the presented approach is considerably higher than the common index tuning techniques. Using this technique, a planar multilayer STIN lens is fabricated. The index profile of the fabricated lens has similar progression to the designed profile. In addition, through simulation and also optical characterization, the lensing functionality of the structure is observed.
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- Atom- und Molekularphysik sowie Optik
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in: Optical engineering, Jahrgang 62, Nr. 9, 095105, 26.09.2023.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Hybrid aerosol jet μ -stereolithography additive manufacturing for fabrication of multi-material polymer step-index optics
AU - Rezaei, Hossein Salmani
AU - Hinkelmann, Moritz
AU - Neumann, Jörg
AU - Kracht, Dietmar
AU - Overmeyer, Ludger
N1 - Funding Information: This work was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany’s Excellence Strategy within the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (EXC 2122, Project ID 390833453). Additionally, we acknowledge financial support from Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) within the PhD program “Tailored Light” (Award No. 21-78904-63-2/16). The authors would also like to thank Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA) and Hannover Center for Optical Technologies (HOT) for their support in the optical characterization.
PY - 2023/9/26
Y1 - 2023/9/26
N2 - We propose a technique for additive manufacturing of polymer step-index (STIN) optics. The process is composed of aerosol jet multi-material deposition followed by laser-assisted stereolithography in an alternating fashion to fabricate multi-material three-dimensional objects. The layer-wise dynamic tuning of the refractive index provides the possibility to fabricate optics with tailored index profiles. The index range achieved by the presented approach is considerably higher than the common index tuning techniques. Using this technique, a planar multilayer STIN lens is fabricated. The index profile of the fabricated lens has similar progression to the designed profile. In addition, through simulation and also optical characterization, the lensing functionality of the structure is observed.
AB - We propose a technique for additive manufacturing of polymer step-index (STIN) optics. The process is composed of aerosol jet multi-material deposition followed by laser-assisted stereolithography in an alternating fashion to fabricate multi-material three-dimensional objects. The layer-wise dynamic tuning of the refractive index provides the possibility to fabricate optics with tailored index profiles. The index range achieved by the presented approach is considerably higher than the common index tuning techniques. Using this technique, a planar multilayer STIN lens is fabricated. The index profile of the fabricated lens has similar progression to the designed profile. In addition, through simulation and also optical characterization, the lensing functionality of the structure is observed.
KW - additive manufacturing
KW - aerosol jet
KW - multi-material printing
KW - step-index optics
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U2 - 10.1117/1.OE.62.9.095105
DO - 10.1117/1.OE.62.9.095105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85173263618
VL - 62
JO - Optical engineering
JF - Optical engineering
SN - 0091-3286
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