Novel method for manufacturing optical fiber: extrusion and drawing of microstructured polymer optical fibers from a 3D printer

Talataisong, Wanvisa; Ismaeel, Rand; Sandoghchi, Seyed Reza; Rutirawut, Teerapat; Topley, Glenn; Beresna, Martynas; Brambilla, Gilberto

doi:10.1364/oe.26.032007

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“…New types of hollow-core [549], multicore, or microstructured [550,551] fibers with unique light-guiding properties suitable for particle confinement and actuation are continuously being developed. Furthermore, the fiber surface can be micromachined [552] and fibers with complex architectures can be manufactured in a fast and cheap way using a 3-D printer [553]. Fiber-based particle transport can be integrated with other functionalities of the fibers, e.g., optical imaging or spectroscopy [554], leading to new types of fiber-based endoscopes.…”

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Perspective on light-induced transport of particles: from optical forces to phoretic motion

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Propulsive effects of light, which often remain unnoticed in our daily-life experience, manifest themselves on spatial scales ranging from subatomic to astronomical. Light-mediated forces can indeed confine individual atoms, cooling their effective temperature very close to absolute zero, as well as contribute to cosmological phenomena such as the formation of stellar planetary systems. In this review, we focus on the transport processes that light can initiate on small spatial scales. In particular, we discuss in depth various light-induced mechanisms for the controlled transport of microscopic particles; these mechanisms rely on the direct transfer of momentum between the particles and the incident light waves, on the combination of optical forces with external forces of other nature, and on light-triggered phoretic motion. After a concise theoretical overview of the physical origins of optical forces, we describe how these forces can be harnessed to guide particles either in continuous bulk media or in the proximity of a constraining interface under various configurations of the illuminating light beams (radiative, evanescent, or plasmonics fields). Subsequently, we introduce particle transport techniques that complement optical forces with counteracting forces of non-optical nature. We finally discuss particle actuation schemes where light acts as a fine knob to trigger and/or modulate phoretic motion in spatial gradients of non-optical (e.g., electric, chemical, or temperature) fields. We conclude by outlining possible future fundamental and applied directions for research in light-induced particle transport. We believe that this comprehensive review can inspire diverse, interdisciplinary scientific communities to devise novel, unorthodox ways of assembling and manipulating materials with light.

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Perspective on light-induced transport of particles: from optical forces to phoretic motion

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“…To skip the preform preparation, MPOFs can be fabricated in a single step by combining the extrusion technique with the 3D printing technique. The first extrusion of SC-MPOF has been demonstrated in 2018 [59]. The details of nozzle die design and fiber fabrication technique will be presented in Section 3.…”

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Suspended-Core Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers and Potential Applications in Sensing

Talataisong

Ismaeel

Beresna

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The study of the fabrication, material selection, and properties of microstructured polymer optical fibers (MPOFs) has long attracted great interest. This ever-increasing interest is due to their wide range of applications, mainly in sensing, including temperature, pressure, chemical, and biological species. This manuscript reviews the manufacturing of MPOFs, including the most recent single-step process involving extrusion from a modified 3D printer. MPOFs sensing applications are then discussed, with a stress on the benefit of using polymers.

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“…Another disruptive development in this area was the idea of simplifying the procedure to manufacture MOFs by extruding it directly from a 3D printer using an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filament and a special, micromachined nozzle 28 . A suspended core fiber was successfully manufactured, but just short lengths of fiber could be obtained before the holes collapsed.…”

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“…By contrast, our new single continuous process technique requires only one basic equipment to go directly from pellets to a MOF. Furthermore, our technique is also different from using the extruder of a 3D printer as the equipment, where the MOF is made from filaments via simultaneous extrusion and pulling 28 , whereas our simultaneous extrusion and pulling process uses pellets directly as starting material, thereby omitting the step of making a filament from pellets via extrusion. In addition, the use of a compact filament extruder to make a fiber directly from pellets allows improved process control and stability as such an extruder is already designed to produce fiber-like structures (i.e., 3D printing filaments).…”

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Ultra-simplified Single-Step Fabrication of Microstructured Optical Fiber

Cordeiro

Ebendorff‐Heidepriem

2020

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Manufacturing optical fibers with a microstructured cross-section relies on the production of a fiber preform in a multiple-stage procedure, and drawing of the preform to fiber. These processes encompass the use of several dedicated and sophisticated equipment, including a fiber drawing tower. Here we demonstrate the use of a commercial table-top low-cost filament extruder to produce optical fibers with complex microstructure in a single step-from the pellets of the optical material directly to the final fiber. The process does not include the use of an optical fiber drawing tower and is time, electrical power, and floor space efficient. Different fiber geometries (hexagonal-lattice solid core, suspended core and hollow core) were successfully fabricated and their geometries evaluated. Air guidance in a wavelength range where the fiber material is opaque was shown in the hollow core fiber.

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Novel method for manufacturing optical fiber: extrusion and drawing of microstructured polymer optical fibers from a 3D printer

Cited by 70 publications

References 15 publications

Perspective on light-induced transport of particles: from optical forces to phoretic motion

Perspective on light-induced transport of particles: from optical forces to phoretic motion

Suspended-Core Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers and Potential Applications in Sensing

Ultra-simplified Single-Step Fabrication of Microstructured Optical Fiber

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