Die technologische Plattform für die Herstellung innovativer Lichtwellenleiter

ADD4P

ADD4P: Additive Manufacturing of glasses and compoments for Photonics


This ambitious and innovative project will create a national technological platform "Add for Photonics" with a European scope on the additive manufacturing of lenses and optical components. this platform will offer the following advantages: performance gain, weight reduction, increased mechanical and thermal resistance of parts, original design of new functions, design freedom, rapid prototyping, reduced development and manufacturing costs, reduced waste, development of a pilot line for the production of small quantities, agility of design and manufacture, multi-material projects, implementation of the Industry 4.0 concept.

First achievements in additive synthesis:

[Translate to German:] Fermat spiral-distributed collimating microlenses, to be positioned at the end of the multicore fiber.
[Translate to German:] Fermat spiral-distributed collimating microlenses, to be positioned at the end of the multicore fiber.

 

Horizontal bedruckte Hohlkernführung, gleiches Design wie die Revolverfaser.

[Translate to German:] Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.
[Translate to German:] Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.

Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.

 

[Translate to German:] Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.
[Translate to German:] Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.

Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.

 

[Translate to German:] Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.
[Translate to German:] Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.

Vertically printed hollow core guide, same design as the revolver fiber.

 

[Translate to German:] Vertically printed hollow double heart coupler.

Vertically printed hollow double heart coupler.

 

[Translate to German:] Mach-Zehnder interferometer and its connector ready to receive an optical fiber.

Mach-Zehnder interferometer and its connector ready to receive an optical fiber.

 

[Translate to German:] Collimating lens and its connector ready to receive an optical fiber.
[Translate to German:] Collimating lens and its connector ready to receive an optical fiber.

Collimating lens and its connector ready to receive an optical fiber.

 

[Translate to German:] Fiber inserted into the component with the collimating lens at its end.

Fiber inserted into the component with the collimating lens at its end.

 

[Translate to German:] Fabry-Pérot cavity-type interferometer to be placed at the end of the fiber for gas detection.
[Translate to German:] Fabry-Pérot cavity-type interferometer to be placed at the end of the fiber for gas detection.
[Translate to German:] Fabry-Pérot cavity-type interferometer to be placed at the end of the fiber for gas detection.

Fabry-Pérot cavity-type interferometer to be placed at the end of the fiber for gas detection.

 

[Translate to German:] Fermat spiral-distributed collimating microlenses, to be positioned at the end of the multicore fiber.

Fermat spiral-distributed collimating microlenses, to be positioned at the end of the multicore fiber.