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Additive Manufacturing of Optical Components
Erik Beckert
Falk Kemper
Sophie Sauva
Maximilian Reif
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2018.34.182  Published Online :  September 2018
Abstract

Inkjet printing of 3D optical elements by using the hybrid polymer ORMOCER® is described. Focus is on a proper material formulation for providing suitable inkjet printing parameters, and on the processing of printing 3D structures layer by layer. Specific challenges for optics, like minimizing layer-to-layer interface effects for creating a close to bulk 3D structure as well as shape and roughness requirements are discussed.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society for Imaging Science and Technology
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Erik Beckert, Falk Kemper, Sophie Sauva, Maximilian Reif, "Additive Manufacturing of Optical Components"  in Proc. IS&T Printing for Fabrication: Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP34),  2018,  pp 182 - 185,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2018.34.182

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Research Articles
Additive Manufacturing of Optical Components
BeckertErik
KemperFalk
SauvaSophie
ReifMaximilian
23092018
2018
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185
2018
Inkjet printing of 3D optical elements by using the hybrid polymer ORMOCER® is described. Focus is on a proper material formulation for providing suitable inkjet printing parameters, and on the processing of printing 3D structures layer by layer. Specific challenges for optics, like minimizing layer-to-layer interface effects for creating a close to bulk 3D structure as well as shape and roughness requirements are discussed.