Lightfab 3D Printer

The LightFab 3D Printer is especially designed for our subtractive 3D printing process SLE (e.g. selective laser etching using 40% KOH solution) and is also used for other 3D laser writing processes inside near-infrared transparent materials like waveguide writing, 2-photon-polymerization (515 nm), backside ablation and crack-free markings.

The system can be used for fabrication of 3D glass parts with applications such as micro fluidics, micro mechanics, integrated optics and other applications that require high precision. The LightFab 3D Printer is designed for fast automatic 3D printing with the included CAD/CAM software.

The smallest feature size typically achievable is roughly 1 um (without SLE), and 10 um with SLE using KOH solution.

The LightFab 3D Printer consist of detachable laser safety casing with illumination and a lockable sliding front door to be mounted on a special vibrational isolated table containing a mode locked class IV fs laser centered at 1030 nm; a 3-axis stage consisting of a xy linear stage HLD117NN, a z-stage FB206E and a controller

ProScan III with sample holder;

a 3D micro scanner with hood consisting of a xy-Galvo scanner IntelliScan III 10, a piezo focusing module nanoMIPOS 400, camera with upright LED illumination and optics for use of various micros cope objectives; a power meter beneath the xy-stage, a laser shutter with controller at the beam exit of the fs-laser source.

Notes:

Laser parameters factory set e.g. for SLE of fused silica or for 2PP of polymers

Universal sample holder or sample holder for 4 slides 75 x 25 mm