TY - GEN
T1 - Investigation of surface treatment methods for 3D printed optical components
AU - Davidson, Joshua C.
AU - Zhang, Jianan
AU - Kane, Timothy Joseph
AU - Narayanan, Ram Mohan
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - The following proposes a method for preparing 3D printed surfaces as commercial quality optical components. Utilizing Formlabs’ dipping method and pulse-reverse electroplating, a surface finish of /10 can be achieved. Optical profilometry (OP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) suggest a surface quality that is comparable to the industry standard of 80 / 50. Optimization and integration of this surface treatment process as a post-printing step would enable additive manufacturing to be a feasible approach for developing optical components.
AB - The following proposes a method for preparing 3D printed surfaces as commercial quality optical components. Utilizing Formlabs’ dipping method and pulse-reverse electroplating, a surface finish of /10 can be achieved. Optical profilometry (OP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) suggest a surface quality that is comparable to the industry standard of 80 / 50. Optimization and integration of this surface treatment process as a post-printing step would enable additive manufacturing to be a feasible approach for developing optical components.
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U2 - 10.1364/CLEO_AT.2019.JTu2A.15
DO - 10.1364/CLEO_AT.2019.JTu2A.15
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85068111028
SN - 9781943580576
T3 - Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
BT - CLEO
PB - OSA - The Optical Society
T2 - CLEO: Applications and Technology, CLEO_AT 2019
Y2 - 5 May 2019 through 10 May 2019
ER -