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Intro
Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Contributors
1 Additive Manufacturing of Glass Materials for the Production of Optical, Thermal and Structural Components
1 Introduction and Motivation
2 State of the Art
2.1 Glass in Optics and Laser Technology
2.2 Properties of Fused Silica
2.3 Technologies for Additive Manufacturing of Glass
2.4 Laser Glass Deposition
2.5 Process Parameters
3 Experiments
3.1 Parameter Studies
3.2 Waveguides
3.3 Sphere Lenses
3.4 Volume Components
3.5 Process Monitoring
4 Results and Sample Evaluation
4.1 Temperature Detection
4.2 Reproducibility
4.3 Stress Measurements
4.4 Measurement of Optical Transparency
5 Process Chain
6 Conclusion and Outlook
References
2 Additively Manufactured Polymer Optomechanics and Their Application in Laser Systems
1 Introduction
2 State of the Art
2.1 Fused Filament Fabrication
2.2 Printing of Optomechanical Components
3 Experiments
3.1 Printing of Single Optomechanical Components
3.2 Integrated Optomechanical Systems
4 Conclusion and Outlook
References
3 Additive Manufacturing of Optics and Optomechatronics: Multiphysics Simulation Environments for Process, Materials and Design Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Thermal Simulation of the Lateral and the Coaxial Laser Glass Deposition (LGD) Process Used for Optics Manufacturing
2.1 LGD Processes in GROTESK
2.2 Simulation Approach for the Lateral LGD Process
2.3 Simulation of the Lateral LGD Process
2.4 Evaluation of the Simulation Results for the Lateral LGD Process
2.5 Transfer of the Model to Simulate the Coaxial LGD Process
2.6 Simulation of the Coaxial LGD Process
2.7 Comparison of the Lateral and the Coaxial LGD Process
2.8 Evaporation of Glass
2.9 Simulation Methodology Discussion
3 Thermomechanical Simulation of an Additively Manufactured Laser Heat Sink Used as Optomechanical Component
3.1 Additively Manufactured Optomechanics for a Solid-State Amplifier System
3.2 Heat Generation in Laser Crystals
3.3 Multiphysics Simulation Approach
3.4 Investigation of Cooling Concepts for Additively Manufactured Heat Sinks
3.5 Heat Sink Filament Selection Criteria for a Non-destructive Laser System Operation
3.6 Simulation Methodology Discussion
4 Summary and Outlook
References
4 Molybdenum Copper MMC for Additive Manufacturing of Thermal and Structural Components
1 Introduction
2 State of the Art and Scientific Bases
2.1 Challenge of Infrared Absorption of Copper
2.2 Metal Matrix Composites and Pseudo Alloys
3 Experimental Approach
3.1 Specimen Generation at Quasi-static Ideal Thermal Conditions
3.2 Material Adaption
4 Challenges in the Development of a Suitable Pseudo Alloy
4.1 Incompatibility of Material Groups
4.2 Materials Morphology
5 Results
Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Contributors
1 Additive Manufacturing of Glass Materials for the Production of Optical, Thermal and Structural Components
1 Introduction and Motivation
2 State of the Art
2.1 Glass in Optics and Laser Technology
2.2 Properties of Fused Silica
2.3 Technologies for Additive Manufacturing of Glass
2.4 Laser Glass Deposition
2.5 Process Parameters
3 Experiments
3.1 Parameter Studies
3.2 Waveguides
3.3 Sphere Lenses
3.4 Volume Components
3.5 Process Monitoring
4 Results and Sample Evaluation
4.1 Temperature Detection
4.2 Reproducibility
4.3 Stress Measurements
4.4 Measurement of Optical Transparency
5 Process Chain
6 Conclusion and Outlook
References
2 Additively Manufactured Polymer Optomechanics and Their Application in Laser Systems
1 Introduction
2 State of the Art
2.1 Fused Filament Fabrication
2.2 Printing of Optomechanical Components
3 Experiments
3.1 Printing of Single Optomechanical Components
3.2 Integrated Optomechanical Systems
4 Conclusion and Outlook
References
3 Additive Manufacturing of Optics and Optomechatronics: Multiphysics Simulation Environments for Process, Materials and Design Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Thermal Simulation of the Lateral and the Coaxial Laser Glass Deposition (LGD) Process Used for Optics Manufacturing
2.1 LGD Processes in GROTESK
2.2 Simulation Approach for the Lateral LGD Process
2.3 Simulation of the Lateral LGD Process
2.4 Evaluation of the Simulation Results for the Lateral LGD Process
2.5 Transfer of the Model to Simulate the Coaxial LGD Process
2.6 Simulation of the Coaxial LGD Process
2.7 Comparison of the Lateral and the Coaxial LGD Process
2.8 Evaporation of Glass
2.9 Simulation Methodology Discussion
3 Thermomechanical Simulation of an Additively Manufactured Laser Heat Sink Used as Optomechanical Component
3.1 Additively Manufactured Optomechanics for a Solid-State Amplifier System
3.2 Heat Generation in Laser Crystals
3.3 Multiphysics Simulation Approach
3.4 Investigation of Cooling Concepts for Additively Manufactured Heat Sinks
3.5 Heat Sink Filament Selection Criteria for a Non-destructive Laser System Operation
3.6 Simulation Methodology Discussion
4 Summary and Outlook
References
4 Molybdenum Copper MMC for Additive Manufacturing of Thermal and Structural Components
1 Introduction
2 State of the Art and Scientific Bases
2.1 Challenge of Infrared Absorption of Copper
2.2 Metal Matrix Composites and Pseudo Alloys
3 Experimental Approach
3.1 Specimen Generation at Quasi-static Ideal Thermal Conditions
3.2 Material Adaption
4 Challenges in the Development of a Suitable Pseudo Alloy
4.1 Incompatibility of Material Groups
4.2 Materials Morphology
5 Results