3D printing optical components for microscopy using a desktop 3D printer

Jay L. Christopher; Peter W. Tinning; Deepak Uttamchandani; Ralf Bauer

doi:10.1117/12.2608614

1 March 2022 3D printing optical components for microscopy using a desktop 3D printer

Jay L. Christopher, Peter W. Tinning, Deepak Uttamchandani, Ralf Bauer

Proceedings Volume 12013, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XXI; 120130F (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2608614
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2022, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this work, we present the results of using a commercially available SLA printer for the fabrication of a range of designs of optical components. The optical properties are compared to off-the-shelf optics, including a detailed analysis of optical transmission, part uniformity and surface quality. A post-processing refinement step is introduced whose results are benchmarked against off-the-shelf polished glass lensesto exemplify sub-hundred nanometre surface roughness uniformity with minimal surface defects, and transmission properties as high as 85% at 638 nm for a 1 mm thick optical block without anti-reflection coatings

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Jay L. Christopher, Peter W. Tinning, Deepak Uttamchandani, and Ralf Bauer "3D printing optical components for microscopy using a desktop 3D printer", Proc. SPIE 12013, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XXI, 120130F (1 March 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2608614

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