High-speed two-photon polymerization 3D printing with a microchip laser at its fundamental wavelength
Author(s) -
Dmitrii Perevoznik,
Rashid Nazir,
Roman Kiyan,
Kęstutis Kuršelis,
Beata Koszarna,
Daniel T. Gryko,
Boris N. Chichkov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.025119
Subject(s) - materials science , optics , laser , polymerization , optoelectronics , wavelength , polymer , physics , composite material
High-resolution, high-speed 3D printing by two-photon polymerization (2PP) with a Nd:YVO 4 Q-switched microchip laser at its fundamental wavelength of 1064 nm is demonstrated. Polymerization scan speeds of up to 20 mm/s and feature sizes of 250 nm are achieved using a high repetition rate Q-switched microchip laser with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) and photoresist with a new photo-initiator bearing 6-dialkylaminobenzufuran as electron donor and indene-1,3-dione moiety as electron acceptor. The obtained results demonstrate the high potential of Q-switched microchip lasers for applications in 2PP 3D printing.
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