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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 0000298 |
| Journal | Journal of laser applications |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 22 Dec 2020 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Congress of Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics 2020 - Online Duration: 19 Oct 2020 → 22 Oct 2020 Conference number: 39 |
Abstract
To improve printing results, a printing form can be functionalized and the material transferring behavior can be adjusted. In this work, a flexographic printing form is divided into three different areas: first the elevated, material transferring structures (1); second the rising edges between the printing form substrate and the elevated structures (2); and third the transition area (3) between (1) and (2). These three areas are laser functionalized by inserting a defined micropattern. Subsequently, the printing results are investigated and categorized into groups. The groups indicate which functionalized surfaces (1, 2, and 3) have what kind of influence on the printing result. As part of a low cost and efficient approach to manufacture polymeric optical waveguides, a way is presented to show how the waviness of printed conditioning lines can be reduced significantly by laser functionalizing to improve the quality of the waveguides.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Engineering(all)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Instrumentation
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In: Journal of laser applications, Vol. 33, No. 1, 0000298, 01.02.2021.
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T1 - Characterization and functionalization of flexographic printing forms for an additive manufacturing process of polymer optical waveguides
AU - Wienke, Alexander
AU - Lorenz, Lukas
AU - Koch, Jürgen
AU - Jäschke, Peter
AU - Bock, Karlheinz
AU - Overmeyer, Ludger
AU - Kaierle, Stefan
N1 - Conference code: 39
PY - 2021/2/1
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AB - To improve printing results, a printing form can be functionalized and the material transferring behavior can be adjusted. In this work, a flexographic printing form is divided into three different areas: first the elevated, material transferring structures (1); second the rising edges between the printing form substrate and the elevated structures (2); and third the transition area (3) between (1) and (2). These three areas are laser functionalized by inserting a defined micropattern. Subsequently, the printing results are investigated and categorized into groups. The groups indicate which functionalized surfaces (1, 2, and 3) have what kind of influence on the printing result. As part of a low cost and efficient approach to manufacture polymeric optical waveguides, a way is presented to show how the waviness of printed conditioning lines can be reduced significantly by laser functionalizing to improve the quality of the waveguides.
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