Additive manufacturing in optics and photonics :fabrication and applications /

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"Version: 20250901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Additive manufacturing : an overview -- 1.1. Introduction--3D printing : process chain overview -- 1.2. Stereolithography -- 1.3. Selective laser sintering and selective laser melting -- 1.4. Extrusion processes -- 1.5. Material jetting -- 1.6. Binder jetting -- 1.7. Electron beam melting -- 1.8. Laminated object manufacturing -- 1.9. Two-photon polymerisation 3D printing2. Three-dimensional printing of optical components -- 2.1. Optical lenses -- 2.2. Mirrors -- 2.3. Optomechanical components -- 2.4. Setups built from 3D-printed parts -- 2.5. Optical fibre structures aided by 3D printing3. Three-dimensional printing of optical waveguides -- 3.1. Optical waveguides -- 3.2. Types of waveguides -- 3.3. Three-dimensional printing in photonic integrated circuits -- 3.4. Optical fibre manufacture -- 3.5. Waveguide splitters4. Micro- and nanophotonic 3D printing : devices and applications -- 4.1. TPP printer configuration and materials -- 4.2. Diffractive optical elements -- 4.3. Imaging optics -- 4.4. Waveguides and devices at the facets of optical fibres -- 4.5. Reflective optics -- 4.6. Polarisation control optical elements -- 4.7. Fibre tip sensors.Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.Additive Manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, is reshaping how optical and photonic devices are designed and fabricated. This book introduces readers to the expanding role of AM in photonics, providing both foundational theory and practical insight into how these technologies are applied to create novel optical components. Aimed at graduate students and early-career researchers, the book surveys a broad spectrum of AM techniques relevant to photonics--including stereolithography, selective laser sintering, digital light processing and direct laser writing. Throughout, the book emphasizes the opportunities and current limitations of AM for photonic device engineering. It provides a practical entry point for those new to the field, while offering insights valuable to experienced researchers seeking to integrate 3D printing into their photonics workflow.Part of IOP Series in Advances in Optics, Photonics and Optoelectronics.Researchers who want to learn more about 3D printing in optics and photonics. Also, people who are interested in developing disruptive optical devices capable of being used in different engineering fields, ranging from aerospace, automotive, healthcare, telecommunications, etc.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Ricardo Oliveira received his PhD in Physics Engineering from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, in September 2017, and his MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2010. Throughout his career, Ricardo has contributed to 21 research projects focused on fibre optic technologies, particularly in the areas of sensing, devices, and communications.Ricardo is currently a Researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunica?c?aoes in Aveiro, where he serves as PI and co-Pi of different projects focused on additive manufacturing, multicore fibre applications, polymer optical fibres and sensors.Since 2018, Ricardo has held the position of Invited Professor in Applied Optics at the University of Aveiro's Physics Department. Ricardo has authored over 40 papers in leading international journals and more than 40 papers in international conference proceedings, including five invited contributions. He is also the first author of books and book chapters. His research interests include short- and long-period fibre gratings, fibre optic sensors, optical communications, polymer optical fibres, microstructured fibres, additive manufacturing, fibre post-processing and micro- and nano-scale 3D printing through two-photon polymerisation. Nuno Valente received his MSc degree in Physics Engineering at University of Aveiro, Portugal, in July 2023. He then worked as a researcher in a nationally funded project (FOPE-COMSENS - PTDC/EEI-TEL/1511/2020) at Instituto de Telecomunica?c?aoes in Aveiro, Portugal. His areas of expertise include fibre optic sensors and components, such as fibre interferometers and fibre grating technology. His expertise extends to the field of freeform additive manufacturing of optical waveguides and components. Currently, Nuno works as a Calculation and Simulation Engineer at Bontaz, conducting simulations in fluid dynamics, electromagnetics, and performing structural analysis using ANSYS software.Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 1, 2025).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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English

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9780750364287

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SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light.
Applied optics.
Optoelectronic devices
Optical instruments
Three-dimensional printing.
Additive manufacturing.

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Ricardo Oliveira, Nuno Valente.

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