Micro-optical device (IMAGE)

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Micro-optical device

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Researchers used 3D laser printing to fabricate a high-quality, complex polymer optical device directly on the end of an optical fiber. An scanning electron microscopy image of the device is shown. It includes both a parabolic lens for light collimation and a twisted axicon optic that twists the light.

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Shlomi Litman, Soreq Nuclear Research Center

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