High-throughput multi-resolution three dimensional laser printing
@article{Tan2018HighthroughputMT, title={High-throughput multi-resolution three dimensional laser printing}, author={Yuanxin Tan and Wei Chu and Peng Wang and Wenbo Li and Jia Qi and Jian Xu and Zhanshan Wang and Ya Cheng}, journal={Physica Scripta}, year={2018}, volume={94} }
Throughput and resolution are both of critical importance for modern manufacturing, however, they are usually contradictionary to each other. Here, the high-throughput multi-resolution three dimensional (3D) printing is demonstrated by incorporating a simultaneous spatiotemporal focusing (SSTF) scheme in two-photon polymerization. Remarkably, the SSTF can ensure generation of a spherical focal spot of which the size depends linearly on the laser power. Thus, the resolution can be continuously…
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