期刊
OPTICAL AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
卷 54, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-022-03681-0
关键词
Laser writing; Microoptics; Hydrogels; Biocompatibility; Security
资金
- NATO Science for Peace and Security programme [SPS G5618]
The technology utilizes low-end direct laser writing on a biocompatible, environmentally friendly hydrogel to produce high-quality microoptical components quickly and controllably, suitable for rapid prototyping and serial production.
Microoptical components are coming of age in a wide range of applications: lab-on-a-chip, imaging, detection horizontal ellipsis There are a large number of fabrication technologies capable of producing high quality individual components and their arrays. However, most of them require high-end and costly equipment, complex and time-consuming fabrication, harmful chemicals, resulting in expensive final products. Here we present a technology capable of producing high quality microoptical components, using low-end direct laser writing on a biocompatible, environmentally friendly hydrogel, without any waste substances. The gel is locally and controllably melted while surface tension forces shape the optical component, following the laser beam profile. The process is so quick that a single microlens is fabricated in less than a second, and can be used instantly without any further processing. The technology is neither subtractive nor additive, and the base material is simply displaced producing a smooth surface. We have been able to fabricate individual microlenses and their arrays (positive, negative, aspheric), gratings and diffractive components. The technology is tested by generating unique, difficult to counterfeit QR-codes. Turnaround time is fast and makes the technology suitable both for rapid prototyping and serial production.
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