Overview
- Provides an introduction to the principles of 3D printing of optical components
- Provides an overview of techniques, materials and applications and explores the current limitations of the technology
- Benefits a broad readership with contributions from experts in academia and industry
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 233)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- 3D printing of optical components
- Manufacturing of optical components
- Additive manufacturing of optical components
- 3D printing of optics
- Manufacturing of optics
- Additive manufacturing of optics
- Micro and macro scale optics
- Additive manufacturing from the nanoscale to the macroscale
- Optical Systems design
- illumination systems design
- Microscopes design
- Imaging systems design
- Design of photonic detectors and devices
About this book
This edited volume reviews the current state of the art in the additive manufacturing of optical componentry, exploring key principles, materials, processes and applications.
A short introduction lets readers familiarize themselves with the fundamental principles of the 3D printing method. This is followed by a chapter on commonly-used and emerging materials for printing of optical components, and subsequent chapters are dedicated to specific topics and case studies. The high potential of additive manufactured optical components is presented based on different manufacturing techniques and accompanied with extensive examples – from nanooptics to large scale optics – and taking research and industrial perspectives. Readers are provided with an extensive overview of the new possibilities brought about by this alternative method for optical components manufacture. Finally, the limitations of the method with respect to manufacturing techniques, materials and optical properties of the generated objects are discussed.
With contributions from experts in academia and industry, this work will appeal to a wide readership, from undergraduate students through engineers to researchers interested in modern methods of manufacturing optical components.Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: 3D Printing of Optical Components
Editors: Andreas Heinrich
Series Title: Springer Series in Optical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58960-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58959-2Published: 22 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58962-2Published: 22 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-58960-8Published: 21 November 2020
Series ISSN: 0342-4111
Series E-ISSN: 1556-1534
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 297
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 192 illustrations in colour
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Optical and Electronic Materials, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering