Quantum X align
Quantum X align
Unlock scalable optics manufacturing with high-resolution 3D printing and automated alignment on fibers, chips, and wafers – enabling reliable, low-loss photonic coupling as well as sensing and imaging applications.
Two-Photon Polymerization
Two-Photon Polymerization (2PP) is the highest precision additive manufacturing technology and enables high-resolution 3D printing of virtually any micro-, meso-, and macroscale structures with submicron features and unparalleled shape accuracy.
From prototyping to production_High Precision 3D Optics Printer
Powered by the cutting-edge technology of 3D printing by 2GL®, Quantum X align produces freeform microoptics with exceptional shape accuracy and surface quality. Dynamic voxel size control during the printing process significantly reduces the number of layers, thus boosting printing speed without compromising precision or quality.
Aligned optics printing with A2PL®
With Aligned 2-Photon Lithography A2PL®, Quantum X align automatically detects chip edges, fiber cores, fiducials on chip surfaces, on wafers, and on prestructured substrates. It then prints freeform microoptics directly in place with nanometer-scale alignment accuracy, ensuring that the optics are printed aligned to optical axes. This makes the printer ideal for photonics packaging, saving time and costs for additional fabrication and assembly steps for mounting or fixation.
Easy-to-use system with validated materials
Quantum X align delivers reliable results and is designed with smart automation features, easy-to-use software and streamlined workflows to accelerate 3D printing processes from prototyping to production. The system supports a broad range of validated resins for optics manufacturing. Nanoscribe photopolymers offer high transparency across the entire visible spectrum and into NIR and UV, different refractive indices and Abbe numbers. Designed for demanding applications, they offer proven stability under laser exposure, thermal stress, and humidity.
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FEATURES:
Included features
- Aligned 3D printing, e. g. high-precision optics aligned to fiber cores, chip surfaces and edges, or fiducials using Aligned 2-Photon Lithography (A2PL®)
- Up to 60 times faster speeds at superior quality compared to classic 2PP, achieved through 3D printing by 2GL® (Two-Photon Grayscale Lithography)
- 3D printing on different material platforms for photonics packaging, e.g. SiN, Si, SOI, GaAs, LNOI …
- Automatic printing aligned to fiber cores enabled by the Fiber Printing Set
- Automatic 3D mapping of complex substrate topographies enabled by the Chip Printing Set with a confocal detection module
Optional features
- Rapid and accurate surface patterning enabled by Two-Photon Grayscale Lithography (2GL®)
BENCHMARK SCORES:
| 3D alignment detection accuracy 1 | down to 100 nm in x/y direction |
| Surface roughness Ra | down to ≤ 5 nm |
| Shape accuracy Sa | down to ≤ 200 nm |
| Feature size control | down to 100 nm in x/y direction |
| Typical processing time | 10 min. for 8x lensed fiber array |
| Achievable coupling losses 2 | down to ≤ 1 dB |
Peak values, only achieved under specific conditions such as printing parameters, print heads, photoresins, and designs.
1 With confocal detection. Accuracy depends on selected print head
2 Best case for typical applications, depending on design, substrate quality and measurement method
GENERAL SYSTEM PROPERTIES:
| Substrates | Microchips, TO cans Single cleaved fibers (single-/multimode/polarization-maintaining) Fibers in FC or SMA connectors Fiber arrays (v-groove) Wafers from 1” to 8” (25.4 mm to 200 mm) Glass, silicon, other transparent and opaque materials |
| Photoresins | Nanoscribe polymer photoresins Open for third-party and custom materials |
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