Laser 3D Printing of Inorganic Free-Form Micro-Optics

Photonics

Greta Merkininkaitė¹  Simas Šakirzanovas¹  Diana Gonzalez-Hernandez²  Simonas Varapnickas²  Darius Gailevičius²  Mangirdas Malinauskas²  Arūnas Čiburys²  Saulius Juodkazis³ 

[1] Faculty of Chemistry and Geoscience, Vilnius University, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania;Laser Research Center, Physics Faculty, Vilnius University, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania;Optical Sciences Center and ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn 3122, Australia;

关键词: laser 3D nanolithography;    micro-optics;    astrophotonics;    3D printing;    additive manufacturing;    SZ2080^TM;   

DOI  :  10.3390/photonics8120577

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A pilot study on laser 3D printing of inorganic free-form micro-optics is experimentally validated. Ultrafast laser direct-write (LDW) nanolithography is employed for structuring hybrid organic-inorganic material SZ2080^TM followed by high-temperature calcination post-processing. The combination allows the production of 3D architectures and the heat-treatment results in converting the material to inorganic substances. The produced miniature optical elements are characterized and their optical performance is demonstrated. Finally, the concept is validated for manufacturing compound optical components such as stacked lenses. This is an opening for new directions and applications of laser-made micro-optics under harsh conditions such as high intensity radiation, temperature, acidic environment, pressure variations, which include open space, astrophotonics, and remote sensing.

【 授权许可】

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