Integrated Manufacturing System for Diffractive Optics

该研究项目将开发一种柔性制造 基于高精度激光刻写机的系统， 旋转对称衍射光学器件的直接产生 光聚合物中的连续轮廓。 这台机器将用于 结合联合收割机先进的计算机辅助光学设计和自动化 制造站的过程控制。 的整合 光学设计和制造过程控制将降低成本 和高质量衍射光学器件的周期时间。 制造系统的成功实施将 改善长期商业化的前景 衍射光学的重要潜在应用 技术包括医疗仪器、光学数据存储 和计算系统、头戴式显示器、激光 航天光学传感器和精密光学 试验.

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.