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Abstract
As 3D printers become more widely available, researchers are able to rapidly produce components that may have previously taken weeks to have machined. The resulting plastic components, having high surface roughness, are often not suitable for high-precision optomechanics. However, by playing to the strengths of 3D printing—namely the ability to print complex internal geometries—it is possible to design monolithic mechanisms that do not rely on tight integration of high-precision parts. Here we present a motorised monolithic 3D-printed plastic flexure stage with sub-100 nm resolution that can perform automated optical fibre alignment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4763-4772 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Feb 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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Robotic microscopy for globally accessible science and healthcare
Bowman, R. (PI), Harrington, K. (Researcher) & Stirling, J. (Researcher)
1/10/18 → 31/08/22
Project: Research council
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GCRF - Open Lab Instrumentation
Bowman, R. (PI) & Wadsworth, W. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/05/17 → 30/06/20
Project: Research council
Datasets
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Dataset for "The OpenFlexure Block Stage: Sub-100 nm fibre alignment with a monolithic plastic flexure stage"
Meng, Q. (Creator), Harrington, K. (Creator), Stirling, J. (Creator) & Bowman, R. (Creator), University of Bath, 9 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00737, https://gitlab.com/openflexure/openflexure-block-stage
Dataset