@inproceedings{KeferPapeGriesetal.2023, author = {Kefer, Stefan and Pape, Natalie and Gries, Nikola and Roth, Gian-Luca and Schmauss, Bernhard and Hellmann, Ralf}, title = {Towards Pressure Sensors Based on Polymer Planar Bragg Gratings}, series = {Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXV}, booktitle = {Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XXV}, isbn = {9781510659414}, doi = {10.1117/12.2648723}, year = {2023}, abstract = {While Bragg grating-based optical devices have shown promising performances for pressure sensing applications, their sensitivity, especially in the low-pressure regime, is unsatisfying and needs to be optimized by elaborate designs, such as cantilevers or other extrinsic mechanical transducers. This contribution demonstrates and discusses a novel concept for optical pressure sensors based on polymer planar Bragg gratings. Waveguide and Bragg grating are fabricated underneath the surface of a temperature-stable and humidity-insensitive cyclic olefin copolymer substrate by means of a femtosecond laser. Based on the employed direct-writing procedure, in combination with adaptive, in-situ beam shaping with a spatial light modulator, writing depth, i.e., location of the photonic structures within the substrate, as well as Bragg grating periodicity and positioning can be deliberately chosen. Afterwards, the polymer substrate is post-processed with a high-precision micro mill, so a diaphragm comprising the integrated photonic structures is generated. The resulting diaphragm exhibits a thickness of 300 µm and a diameter of 10 mm. Finally, the optical sensor is packaged and sealed to form an air-filled gas pocket underneath the diaphragm. Deformations of the diaphragm by external pressure changes translate to strain variations along the waveguide axis and thus perturb the Bragg grating period. This leads to changes in the grating's wavelength of main reflection, which can be evaluated in order to quantify the relative external pressure. With this straightforward optical sensor concept, pressure sensitivities up to 39 pm kPa-1, within relative pressures ranges from 78 kPa to 372 kPa, are achieved.}, subject = {Bragg-Reflektor}, language = {en} } @article{FlachsEmmerichRothetal.2019, author = {Flachs, Dennis and Emmerich, Florian and Roth, Gian-Luca and Hellmann, Ralf and Thielemann, Christiane}, title = {Laser-bonding of FEP/FEP interfaces for a flexiblemanufacturing process of ferroelectrets}, series = {Journal of Physics: Conference Series}, volume = {1407}, journal = {Journal of Physics: Conference Series}, number = {012107}, doi = {10.1088/1742-6596/1407/1/012107}, pages = {1 -- 5}, year = {2019}, abstract = {This paper presents an optimized laser-bonding process for piezoelectric energy-harvesters based on thin fluorinated-ethylene-propylene (FEP) foils, using an ultra-short-pulse(USP) laser. Due to the minimized thermal stress in the material during bonding, achieved bypulse durations of few picoseconds, we created seams down to 40μm width without generatingholes in the 12.5μm thick FEP-foils. Using a galvanometer scanning system allowed for fastbonding-speed up to several centimeters per second, making the process also suitable for largestructures and areas. The achieved bond strength of the seams under influence of shearingstress was examined using tensile testing, which showed a sufficient strength of about 25 \% of the maximum strength of an unbonded, single layer of FEP.}, subject = {Ultrakurzzeitlaser}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{FranzRothRungetal.2021, author = {Franz, Daniel and Roth, Gian-Luca and Rung, Stefan and Esen, Cemal and Hellmann, Ralf}, title = {Superimposed beam deflection using acousto-optical deflectors in combination with a galvanometer scanner}, series = {Lasers in Manufacturing - LiM 2021}, booktitle = {Lasers in Manufacturing - LiM 2021}, year = {2021}, subject = {Galvanometer}, language = {en} }