Additive manufacturing of glass materials for the production of optical, thermal and structural components

authored by

Katharina Rettschlag, Fabian Kranert, Moritz Hinkelmann, Peter Jäschke, Stefan Kaierle, Roland Lachmayer

Abstract

Additive manufacturing of optical, thermal and structural components requires a combination of different matched manufacturing processes. A new process development, which has only been investigated in research and development for a few years, is the additive manufacturing of glass materials. A wide diversity of approaches are being investigated and implemented in this area. In order to specifically manufacture optical components from a pure glass material without the use of binders, the process of fiber-based laser glass deposition is used as part of this work. This process makes it possible to add functional waveguides in previously impossible shapes, spherical lenses and solids additively on a glass substrate.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Motion Engineering and Mechanism Design
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines

External Organisation(s)

Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)

Type

Contribution to book/anthology

Pages

1-23

No. of pages

23

Publication date

14.04.2022

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering(all), Physics and Astronomy(all)

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96501-3_1 (Access: Closed)