3D printed fiber optic faceplates by custom controlled fused deposition modeling

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dc.citation.firstpage15362en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber12en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleOptics Expressen_US
dc.citation.lastpage15376en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber26en_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yeen_US
dc.contributor.authorGawedzinski, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.authorPawlowski, Michal E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTkaczyk, Tomasz S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T17:33:27Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-09-27T17:33:27Zen_US
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractA 3D printing technique for manufacturing air-clad coherent fiber optic faceplates is presented. The custom G-code programming is implemented on a fused deposition modeling (FDM) desktop printer to additively draw optical fibers using high-transparency thermoplastic filaments. The 3D printed faceplate consists of 20000 fibers and achieves spatial resolution 1.78 LP/mm. Transmission loss and crosstalk are characterized and compared among the faceplates printed from four kinds of transparent filaments as well as different faceplate thicknesses. The printing temperature is verified by testing the transmission of the faceplates printed under different temperatures. Compared with the conventional stack-and-draw fabrication, the FDM 3D printing technique simplifies the fabrication procedure. The ability to draw fibers with arbitrary organization, structure and overall shape provides additional degree of freedom to opto-mechanical design. Our results indicate a promising capability of 3D printing as the manufacturing technology for fiber optical devices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWang, Ye, Gawedzinski, John, Pawlowski, Michal E., et al.. "3D printed fiber optic faceplates by custom controlled fused deposition modeling." <i>Optics Express,</i> 26, no. 12 (2018) Optical Society of America: 15362-15376. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.015362.en_US
dc.identifier.digitaloe-26-12-15362en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.015362en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/102730en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherOptical Society of Americaen_US
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dc.title3D printed fiber optic faceplates by custom controlled fused deposition modelingen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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