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Researchers Use 3D Printer to Print Chalcogenide Glass

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QUEBEC CITY, Canada, April 23, 2019 — For the first time, researchers have successfully 3D-printed chalcogenide glass, a unique material used to make optical components that operate at mid-IR wavelengths. The ability to 3D print this glass could make it possible to manufacture complex glass components and optical fibers for new types of low-cost sensors, telecommunications components, and biomedical devices. Researcher Patrick Larochelle and his colleagues from the Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL) at Université Laval in Canada described how they modified a commercially available 3D printer for...Read full article

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    Photonics.com
    Apr 2019
    GLOSSARY
    chalcogenide glass
    An infrared-transmitting material used in optical fibers for applications in the wavelength region from 2 to 11 µm.
    Research & TechnologyEurope3D printed glasschalcogenide glassoptical fibersmaterialsfiber opticsCommunicationsoptical components3d printing

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