Devices, Systems and Methods for Three-Dimensional Printing
The present disclosure provides a printer system based on high power, high brightness visible laser source for improved resolution and printing speeds. Visible laser devices based on high power visible laser diodes can be scaled using the stimulated Raman scattering process to create a high power, high brightness visible laser source.
1 . A printing system for forming a three-dimensional object, comprising:
a. a laser light source that generates a coherent beam of visible light by stimulated Raman scattering;
b. a substrate in optical communication with said laser light source;
c. a scanning module downstream of said laser light source, wherein said scanning module is adapted to generate a scanning motion of said coherent beam of visible light with respect to said substrate, which scanning motion corresponds to a predetermined shape of said three-dimensional object; and
d. a computer control system operatively coupled to said laser light source and said scanning module, wherein said computer control system is programmed to (i) control said scanning motion in a predetermined manner and (ii) modulate a power of said laser light source, to form said object from said substrate.
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