Integrated Manufacturing System for Diffractive Optics

衍射光学集成制造系统

• 批准号: 9301378
• 负责人: John Bowen
• 金额: $ 28.88万
• 依托单位: Rochester Photonics Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-08-01 至 1996-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9301378&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrated; Manufacturing; System; Diffractive; Optics

This research project will develop a flexible manufacturing system based on a high-precision laser writing machine, for the direct generation of rotationally-symmetric diffractive optics with continuous profiles in photopolymers. This machine will serve to combine advanced computer-aided optical design and automated process control of the manufacturing station. The integration of optical design and manufacturing process control will reduce cost and cycle time of high quality diffractive optics. Successful implementation of the manufacturing system will improve prospects for the long-term commercialization of diffractive optics. Important potential applications of the technology include medical instrumentation, optical data storage and computing systems, head-up and head-mounted displays, laser reprographics, space-based optical sensors, and precision optical testing.

该研究项目将开发一种基于高精度激光写入机的柔性制造系统，用于在光聚合物中直接产生具有连续轮廓的旋转对称衍射光学元件。这台机器将结合先进的计算机辅助光学设计和制造站的自动化过程控制。光学设计和制造过程控制的集成将降低高质量衍射光学器件的成本和周期。该制造系统的成功实施将改善衍射光学的长期商业化前景。这项技术的重要潜在应用包括医疗仪器、光学数据存储和计算系统、平视和头盔显示器、激光复制、天基光学传感器和精密光学测试。