Modeling of light field effect in deep vat polymerization for grayscale lithography application

Autor: Mohammad Mahdi Emami, David W. Rosen
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Additive Manufacturing. 36:101595
ISSN: 2214-8604
DOI: 10.1016/j.addma.2020.101595
Popis: The application of digital micromirror device (DMD) for maskless lithography and vat photopolymerization in the micro-fabrication processes is increasing. Therefore, a high-fidelity model that describes the DMD’s light propagation in a medium is required. To achieve this goal, we initially measured the light field and the intensity evolution beyond its focal plane for a single pixel and multi-pixels pattern. Then, the divergent angle of the field has been obtained. In order to identify the effect of a light field in a vat polymerization performance, two scenarios were investigated: with and without light field effect (LFE). The measured light field data, as well as a uniform light field (without LFE), are fed to a previously developed FEM Multiphysics simulation software as an input. The simulation consists of photochemical kinetic reactions and light attenuation. For each scenario, the output was captured to generate distribution contours that represent the variations in the degree of conversion in the medium. The influence of LFE was investigated for two separate regions: the center and sidewall of the exposed pattern. The evolution of sidewalls angle vs. curing depth was experimentally validated.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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