Table 1 Optical fiber types and process parameters of single droplet 3D printing process.
From: UV polymerization fabrication method for polymer composite based optical fiber sensors
Optical fiber types | Optical fiber length (mm) | Layer thickness (µm) | Curing time/layer in seconds (s) | Number of layers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Transparent optical fibers | 1 | 500 | 30 | 2 |
3 | 400 | 20 | 6 | |
200 | 20 | 3 | ||
5 | 400 | 20 | 6 | |
200 | 20 | 13 | ||
Blue optical fiber tip | 1 | 500 | 30 | 2 |
Red optical fiber tip | 1 | 500 | 30 | 2 |
Orange to yellow optical fiber tip | 1 | 500 | 30 | 2 |
