Karlsruher Institut Fur Technologie

Vanguard Photonics Gmbh

Philipp-Immanuel Dietrich

Christian Koos

Matthias Blaicher

Yilin Xu

Ingo Reuter

Hendrik Hölscher

Matthias Lauermann

Matthias Worgull

Norbert Schneider

Gerald Goering

Mareike Trappen

The present invention relates to a micro-optomechanical system () and to a method for the production thereof. The micro-optomechanical system () comprises The micro-optomechanical systems () provided have virtually any desired shaping in conjunction with very high resolution and are therefore suitable for a wide range of applications.

Micro-optomechanical system and method for the production thereof

The invention relates to an apparatus () and a method for optically characterizing or processing an object (), and to an object transport unit (). The apparatus () comprises The apparatus (), the method and the object transport unit () facilitate the optical characterization or processing of an object () in a manner that meets the specific needs of high-throughput industrial applications.

Apparatus and method for optically processing an object

The invention relates to a method and to an assembly () for localizing an optical coupling point () and to a method for producing a microstructure () at the optical coupling point (). The method for localizing an optical coupling point () comprises the following steps: a) providing an optical component (), which comprises an optical coupling point (), the optical coupling point having an interaction region () lying outside of a volume encompassed by the optical component (); b) producing optical radiation in a production region (), the production region () overlapping at least partly with the interaction region () of the optical coupling point (), light being applied to a medium () located in the production region (), which light is modified by the medium () in such a way that the optical radiation is thereby produced; c) sensing at least part of the produced optical radiation in a sensing region (), the sensing region () overlapping at least partly with the interaction region () of the optical coupling point (), and determining a spatially resolved distribution of the sensed part of the produced optical radiation; and d) determining the localization of the optical coupling point () from the determined spatially resolved distribution of the sensed part of the produced optical radiation, the optical radiation being produced or at least the part of the produced optical radiation being sensed through the optical coupling point (). The optical coupling point () can thereby be precisely localized with a relative positioning tolerance of better than 1 μm. Thus, low coupling losses of an optical connection to the optical component () can be achieved and microstructures () can be precisely placed at the optical coupling point ().

Localization of optical coupling points

An optical system and a method for producing it is disclosed. The optical system has at least two separate optical components and an optical connection between them. In the inventive method, first and second optical component are provided, each having respective beam profiles. An arrangement of the first and second optical components and the form and target position of at least one beam-shaping element are specified. The beam-shaping element is produced using a three-dimensional direct-writing lithography method in situ at the target position to thereby obtain an optical component supplemented by the beam-shaping element. The supplemented optical component is placed and fixed on common base plate to thereby obtain the optical system. The optical systems produced with the present method can be used in optical data transfer, measurement technology and sensors, life sciences and medical technology, or optical signal processing.

Method for producing an optical system and optical system

The present invention relates to a method for producing a molded body (), comprising the following steps:

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Philipp-Immanuel Dietrich