Development of Plane Irradiation Type Micro Stereolithography Equipment using Optical Fibers

Ohtsubo Yoshikazu; Yamamoto Masahiko; Tadokoro Satoshi; Takamori Toshi

doi:10.1541/ieejsmas.119.247

Development of Plane Irradiation Type Micro Stereolithography Equipment using Optical Fibers

Ohtsubo Yoshikazu, Yamamoto Masahiko, Tadokoro Satoshi, Takamori Toshi

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Abstract

The conventional stereolithography method has a weak point which is necessary to long time to fabricate because of exposing resin along the each point of the structure. New type micro stereolithography equipment, which is plane irradiation type micro stereolithography with optical fibers, has been developed in order to overcome this problem. The developed system consists of ultraviolet light source, shutters and five optical fibers in a line arrangement as a variable shape mask. The variable shape mask is enable to copy desired shape on the resin. This paper describes the design of the mask using simulation analysis of light power distribution from optical fiber and confirmation of availability of this equipment from curing experiments of resin. As a result of the curing experiment, the time required to fabricate a shape of star structure in the proposed method is two times as fast as the conventional method.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	247-253
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines
Volume	119
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejsmas.119.247
Publication status	Published - 1999 Jan 1
Externally published	Yes

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Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Yoshikazu, O., Masahiko, Y., Satoshi, T., & Toshi, T. (1999). Development of Plane Irradiation Type Micro Stereolithography Equipment using Optical Fibers. IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines, 119(4), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejsmas.119.247

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