Femtosecond laser 3D printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscope
The most important optical component in an optical fiber endoscope is its objective lens. To achieve a high imaging performance level, the development of an ultra-compact objective lens is thus the key to an ultra-thin optical fiber endoscope. In this work, we use femtosecond laser 3D printing to de...
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| author | Bozhe Li Changrui Liao Zhihao Cai Jie Zhou Cong Zhao Liqing Jing Jiaqi Wang Cong Xiong Lei Xu Ying Wang Yiping Wang |
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| description | The most important optical component in an optical fiber endoscope is its objective lens. To achieve a high imaging performance level, the development of an ultra-compact objective lens is thus the key to an ultra-thin optical fiber endoscope. In this work, we use femtosecond laser 3D printing to develop a series of micro objective lenses with different optical designs. The imaging resolution and field-of-view performances of these printed micro objective lenses are investigated via both simulations and experiments. For the first time, multiple micro objective lenses with different fields of view are printed on the end face of a single imaging optical fiber, thus realizing the perfect integration of an optical fiber and objective lenses. This work demonstrates the considerable potential of femtosecond laser 3D printing in the fabrication of micro-optical systems and provides a reliable solution for the development of an ultrathin fiber endoscope. |
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Ltd.Fundamental Research2667-32582024-01-0141123130Femtosecond laser 3D printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscopeBozhe Li0Changrui Liao1Zhihao Cai2Jie Zhou3Cong Zhao4Liqing Jing5Jiaqi Wang6Cong Xiong7Lei Xu8Ying Wang9Yiping Wang10Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Corresponding author.Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaThe most important optical component in an optical fiber endoscope is its objective lens. To achieve a high imaging performance level, the development of an ultra-compact objective lens is thus the key to an ultra-thin optical fiber endoscope. In this work, we use femtosecond laser 3D printing to develop a series of micro objective lenses with different optical designs. The imaging resolution and field-of-view performances of these printed micro objective lenses are investigated via both simulations and experiments. For the first time, multiple micro objective lenses with different fields of view are printed on the end face of a single imaging optical fiber, thus realizing the perfect integration of an optical fiber and objective lenses. This work demonstrates the considerable potential of femtosecond laser 3D printing in the fabrication of micro-optical systems and provides a reliable solution for the development of an ultrathin fiber endoscope.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667325822002710Femtosecond laserTwo-photon polymerization3D printingMicro objective lensFiber endoscope |
| spellingShingle | Bozhe Li Changrui Liao Zhihao Cai Jie Zhou Cong Zhao Liqing Jing Jiaqi Wang Cong Xiong Lei Xu Ying Wang Yiping Wang Femtosecond laser 3D printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscope Fundamental Research Femtosecond laser Two-photon polymerization 3D printing Micro objective lens Fiber endoscope |
| title | Femtosecond laser 3D printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscope |
| title_full | Femtosecond laser 3D printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscope |
| title_fullStr | Femtosecond laser 3D printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscope |
| title_full_unstemmed | Femtosecond laser 3D printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscope |
| title_short | Femtosecond laser 3D printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscope |
| title_sort | femtosecond laser 3d printed micro objective lens for ultrathin fiber endoscope |
| topic | Femtosecond laser Two-photon polymerization 3D printing Micro objective lens Fiber endoscope |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667325822002710 |
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