Light-absorbing material flying apparatus, method for flying light-absorbing material, and applications using same
Provided is a light-absorbing material flying apparatus including: a light-absorbing material that absorbs light; and a light-absorbing material flying section configured to irradiate the light-absorbing material with an optical vortex laser beam corresponding to a light absorption wavelength of the light-absorbing material to fly the light-absorbing material by an energy of the optical vortex laser beam in a direction in which the optical vortex laser beam is emitted to attach the light-absorbing material on an attachment target.
1. A light-absorbing material flying apparatus comprising:
a light-absorbing material that absorbs light; and
a light-absorbing material flying section configured to irradiate the light-absorbing material with an optical vortex laser beam corresponding to a light absorption wavelength of the light-absorbing material to fly the light-absorbing material by an energy of the optical vortex laser beam in a direction in which the optical vortex laser beam is emitted to attach the light-absorbing material on an attachment target.
2. The light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material flying section is configured to irradiate the light-absorbing material borne on a surface of a light-absorbing material bearer transparent to the light with the optical vortex laser beam from a back of the light-absorbing material bearer.
3. The light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein transmittance of the light through the light-absorbing material bearer is 75% or higher.
4. The light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material bearer has a tubular shape, and
wherein the light-absorbing material flying apparatus further comprises
a light-absorbing material supplying section configured to supply the light-absorbing material onto the surface of the light-absorbing material bearer that is rotating in a circumferential direction.
5. The light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material has a viscosity of 1 Pa·s or greater.
6. The light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material comprises a light-absorbing substance, and
wherein transmittance of the light through the light-absorbing substance is 70% or lower.
7. The light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material flying section comprises:
a laser light source configured to generate a laser beam; and
an optical vortex converting section configured to convert the laser beam to the optical vortex laser beam.
8. The light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the optical vortex converting section comprises a spiral phase plate.
9. An image forming apparatus comprising
the light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material comprises a colorant.
10. A three-dimensional object producing apparatus comprising
the light-absorbing material flying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material comprises a three-dimensional object forming agent, and
wherein the light-absorbing material flying section is configured to three-dimensionally attach the three-dimensional object forming agent on the attachment target.
11. A method for flying a light-absorbing material with the light-absorbing material flying apparatus of claim 1 , the method comprising
irradiating the light-absorbing material that absorbs light with the optical vortex laser beam corresponding to a light absorption wavelength of the light-absorbing material to fly the light-absorbing material by an energy of the optical vortex laser beam in a direction in which the optical vortex laser beam is emitted to attach the light-absorbing material on an attachment target.
12. A method for forming an image, the method comprising
the method for flying a light-absorbing material according to claim 11 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material comprises a colorant.
13. A method for producing a three-dimensional object, the method comprising
the method for flying a light-absorbing material according to claim 11 ,
wherein the light-absorbing material comprises a three-dimensional object forming agent, and
wherein the irradiating the light-absorbing material to fly the light-absorbing material to attach the light-absorbing material on the attachment target comprises three-dimensionally attaching the three-dimensional object forming agent on the attachment target.