Open AccessProduction of Optical Plastic Components
Author(s) -
Bliedtner Jens,
Schilling Martin,
Brick Uwe,
Heineck Volker,
Bauch Uwe,
Barz Andrea,
Möhwald Michael,
Schilling Christian,
Aubel Marko
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
optik & photonik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2191-1975
pISSN - 1863-1460
DOI - 10.1002/opph.201700011
Subject(s) - component (thermodynamics) , computer science , engineering drawing , process (computing) , production (economics) , mechanical engineering , process engineering , manufacturing engineering , materials science , engineering , physics , macroeconomics , economics , thermodynamics , operating system
Additive procedures are a very innovative technology for the customized production of complex components, which make them interesting for many fields of application including the field of optical technologies. The anisotropy of additively manufactured (AM) components is disadvantageous due to their layer structure. Different 3D printing procedures and transparent materials were investigated within the joint project “Großflächige Objekte mit feiner Periodizität und definierter mikroskopischer Zellform, am Beispiel ‘Ripple‐Filter’ und feinperiodischen optischen Elementen”, coordinated by 3D‐Schilling. They were systematically compared and it was shown how suitable these procedures are for optical components. The article describes the entire process chain from the idea to the finished optical component. Besides the comparison of applications, the article introduces examples of additively manufactured optical components and characterizes them in terms of their suitability for a number of optical applications.