Recent advancements and applications in 3D printing of functional optics

Y Zhu, T Tang, S Zhao, D Joralmon, Z Poit, B Ahire… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various kinds of optical devices have been designed for unique functionality based on a
deeper understanding of optical principles. Recently, the research of functional optics has …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printed optics and photonics: Processes, materials and applications

H Gao, J An, CK Chua, D Bourell, CN Kuo, DTH Tan - Materials today, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Interest in 3D (3-dimensional) printed optics and photonics by both industry and
academic researchers is burgeoning, due to the unique features availed by 3D printing not …

Micro 3D printing by two-photon polymerization: configurations and parameters for the nanoscribe system

AI Bunea, N del Castillo Iniesta, A Droumpali… - Micro, 2021 - mdpi.com
3D printing by two-photon polymerization enables the fabrication of microstructures with
complex shapes and critical dimensions of a few hundreds of nanometers. On state-of-the …

[HTML][HTML] Smartphone imaging technology and its applications

V Blahnik, O Schindelbeck - Advanced Optical Technologies, 2021 - degruyter.com
Thanks to their portability, connectivity, and their image performance–which is constantly
improving–smartphone cameras (SPCs) have been people's loyal companions for quite a …

3D printed hybrid refractive/diffractive achromat and apochromat for the visible wavelength range

M Schmid, F Sterl, S Thiele, A Herkommer… - Optics Letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Three-dimensional (3D) direct laser writing is a powerful technology to create nano-and
microscopic optical devices. While the design freedom of this technology offers the …

Femtosecond-laser direct writing 3D micro/nano-lithography using VIS-light oscillator

A Butkus, E Skliutas, D Gailevičius… - Journal of Central South …, 2022 - Springer
Here we report a femtosecond laser direct writing (a precise 3D printing also known as two-
photon polymerization lithography) of hybrid organic-inorganic SZ2080™ pre-polymer …

Extended field-of-view ultrathin microendoscopes for high-resolution two-photon imaging with minimal invasiveness

A Antonini, A Sattin, M Moroni, S Bovetti, C Moretti… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Imaging neuronal activity with high and homogeneous spatial resolution across the field-of-
view (FOV) and limited invasiveness in deep brain regions is fundamental for the progress of …

Optical elements from 3D printed polymers

T Blachowicz, G Ehrmann, A Ehrmann - e-Polymers, 2021 - degruyter.com
Abstract 3D printing belongs to the emerging technologies of our time. Describing diverse
specific techniques, 3D printing enables rapid production of individual objects and creating …

High resolution femtosecond direct laser writing with wrapped lens

A Toulouse, S Thiele, K Hirzel, M Schmid… - Optical Materials …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Wrapped writing mode is a simple, inexpensive approach to multiphoton stereolithography.
Standard∼ 10 µm thin cling foil shields the objective from direct contact with the photoresist …

Imidazole-containing photoinitiators for fabrication of sub-micron structures by 3D two-photon polymerization

YE Begantsova, R Zvagelsky, EV Baranov… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three imidazole-containing compounds with a phenanthroline and phenanthrene fragment
were for the first time applied as initiators of two-photon polymerization individually and in …