Large area multi-material-multi-photon 3D printing with fast in-situ material replacement

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Abstract

Multi-photon laser-lithography has become a versatile technology for writing complex 3D structures in high-resolution. Most efforts are focusing on single material printing. To realize multi-material printing, two main steps have to be carried out consecutively: developing the previous material and introducing the next material to the print side. So far, this is done ex-situ, and alignment errors are unavoidable. In this work, a fast in situ material exchange is demonstrated. The designed setup can effectively replace the print material in the optical focus, enabling the writing of detailed 3D structures while conserving efficiency and precision.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages116770G
Publication statusPublished - 5 Mar 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

TitleLaser 3D Manufacturing VIII
Conference number8
Descriptionheld at SPIE Photonics West 2021
Duration6 - 11 March 2021
Website
LocationOnline
CitySan Francisco
CountryUnited States of America

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-8588-9755/work/142246749