Method of printing and implementing refractive X-ray optical components
US11919264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K2201/067
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of fabricating a refractive optical element on a substrate may provide less expensive and more compact optics for an X-ray system. The method includes coating the substrate with a resin and providing radiation to a portion of the resin to cause two photon polymerization of the resin. The method further includes forming, by two photon polymerization, a first surface of a polymer refractive optical element from the resin. The first surface is disposed along an optical axis of the refractive optical element and the first surface has a roughness of less than 100 nanometers. Further, the method includes forming, by two photon polymerization, a second surface of the polymer refractive optical element. The second surface is disposed along the optical axis of the refractive optical element and the second surface has a roughness of less than 100 nanometers.
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