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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Optics and Photonics for Information Processing XII |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (print) | 9781510620735 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2018 |
| Event | Optics and Photonics for Information Processing XII 2018 - San Diego, United States Duration: 19 Aug 2018 → 20 Aug 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Volume | 10751 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (electronic) | 1996-756X |
Abstract
One of today's megatrends in the industrial environment is additive manufacturing. Faster prototyping, customized products like hearing devices, integrated functions like heatsinks and many other opportunities are offered by this technological development. The opportunity of using different materials and build up 3-D structures is virtually infinite. Another one is the digitalization of almost any product to build up a smart world. This trend leads to a tremendously rising amount of data to be transferred from one place to another. If a wireless transmission is not possible and if the distance is over 100 m glass fiber is the fastest and most secure way for these requirements. In case of most short-range applications up to 100 m primary copper cables or circuit paths are in use because the electrical data transfer is well known. The limited bandwidth of copper asks for new inventions to meet the demands of tomorrow. Regarding both megatrends, the solution for this upcoming bottleneck could be 3-D printed photonic packages. This paper shows a new and innovative way for the customized fabricating of short-range data transmission networks. By Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) the so called polymer optical waveguides (POW), it is possible to build up 3-D printed light guiding structures with low attenuation on almost any three-dimensional surface. The main advantages of the here presented research are high flexibility, low weight and low costs. After three years of intensive studies the most important key facts (machine settings, geometry, performance) are summarized in this publication.
Keywords
- Additive, Aerosol, Digitalization, Manufacturing, Optic, Polymer, Printing, Waveguide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Science Applications
- Mathematics(all)
- Applied Mathematics
- Engineering(all)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Optics and Photonics for Information Processing XII. SPIE, 2018. 1075109 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10751).
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T1 - The future of short-range high-speed data transmission
T2 - Optics and Photonics for Information Processing XII 2018
AU - Reitberger, Thomas
AU - Stoll, T.
AU - Hoffmann, Gerd-Albert
AU - Lorenz, Lukas
AU - Neermann, Simone
AU - Overmeyer, Ludger
AU - Bock, Karlheinz
AU - Wolter, Klaus Jürgen
AU - Franke, Jörg
N1 - Funding information: The authors would like to thank the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)” for funding the research group and therefore providing the opportunity of doing fundamental progress in this seminal field of technology. The authors are wholly responsible for this publication.
PY - 2018/9/7
Y1 - 2018/9/7
N2 - One of today's megatrends in the industrial environment is additive manufacturing. Faster prototyping, customized products like hearing devices, integrated functions like heatsinks and many other opportunities are offered by this technological development. The opportunity of using different materials and build up 3-D structures is virtually infinite. Another one is the digitalization of almost any product to build up a smart world. This trend leads to a tremendously rising amount of data to be transferred from one place to another. If a wireless transmission is not possible and if the distance is over 100 m glass fiber is the fastest and most secure way for these requirements. In case of most short-range applications up to 100 m primary copper cables or circuit paths are in use because the electrical data transfer is well known. The limited bandwidth of copper asks for new inventions to meet the demands of tomorrow. Regarding both megatrends, the solution for this upcoming bottleneck could be 3-D printed photonic packages. This paper shows a new and innovative way for the customized fabricating of short-range data transmission networks. By Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) the so called polymer optical waveguides (POW), it is possible to build up 3-D printed light guiding structures with low attenuation on almost any three-dimensional surface. The main advantages of the here presented research are high flexibility, low weight and low costs. After three years of intensive studies the most important key facts (machine settings, geometry, performance) are summarized in this publication.
AB - One of today's megatrends in the industrial environment is additive manufacturing. Faster prototyping, customized products like hearing devices, integrated functions like heatsinks and many other opportunities are offered by this technological development. The opportunity of using different materials and build up 3-D structures is virtually infinite. Another one is the digitalization of almost any product to build up a smart world. This trend leads to a tremendously rising amount of data to be transferred from one place to another. If a wireless transmission is not possible and if the distance is over 100 m glass fiber is the fastest and most secure way for these requirements. In case of most short-range applications up to 100 m primary copper cables or circuit paths are in use because the electrical data transfer is well known. The limited bandwidth of copper asks for new inventions to meet the demands of tomorrow. Regarding both megatrends, the solution for this upcoming bottleneck could be 3-D printed photonic packages. This paper shows a new and innovative way for the customized fabricating of short-range data transmission networks. By Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) the so called polymer optical waveguides (POW), it is possible to build up 3-D printed light guiding structures with low attenuation on almost any three-dimensional surface. The main advantages of the here presented research are high flexibility, low weight and low costs. After three years of intensive studies the most important key facts (machine settings, geometry, performance) are summarized in this publication.
KW - Additive
KW - Aerosol
KW - Digitalization
KW - Manufacturing
KW - Optic
KW - Polymer
KW - Printing
KW - Waveguide
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M3 - Conference contribution
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T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Optics and Photonics for Information Processing XII
PB - SPIE
Y2 - 19 August 2018 through 20 August 2018
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