3D Printing Creates New Possibilities in Optics A recent article by Hank Hogan, contributing editor to Photonics Media, explores enabling Additive manufacturing technology for the fabrication of innovative, multifunctional lenses and components that promise to simplify and shrink conventional optical systems. Emerging 3D printing Technology for Optics Emerging 3D printing technology is transforming once-impossible designs [...]
Additive Optics Manufacturing of Micro and Nanoscale Components Additive manufacturing methodologies have shown promising results in the fabrication of high-performance optics. The evolving capabilities of the various additive optics fabrication approaches lead to unique features and performance for the devices and systems these components apply to. The exact capability of this exciting 3D Printing technology [...]
3D Printing of Optics - A Publication by Andreas Heinrich and Manuel Rank In comparison to conventional manufacturing technologies, in additive manufacturing, the material is deposited additively rather than removed by the use of a subtractive milling or grinding process. Meanwhile, various kinds of 3D printing methods are used, which are mainly implemented for mechanical [...]
Printed Optics by Disney Research: 3D Printing of Embedded Optical Elements for Interactive Devices Back in 2012, researchers at Disney explored the possibilities for this vision afforded by the additive fabrication of custom optical elements using 3D printing technology. Karl Willis, Ivan Poupyrev, Eric Brockmeyer of Disney Research and Scott Hudson from Carnegie Mellon University [...]
