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A study on the Design and Application of a TIR Lens for Realizing A Compact Spot-Type UV Curing Machine Optical System

컴팩트한 Spot형 UV 경화기 광학계를 구현하기 위한 TIR 렌즈 설계 및 응용에 관한 연구

  • 김유림 (한밭대학교 대학원 응용광학과) ;
  • 허승예 (한밭대학교 대학원 응용광학과) ;
  • 이상욱 (원광대학교 기계설계공학과) ;
  • 김완진 (한밭대학교 기계소재융합시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2022.02.05
  • Accepted : 2022.04.17
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

The conventional spot-type UV curing machine configures a collimator optical system using a plurality of lenses so that the light beam is incident through an optical cable. In order to increase the transmission light efficiency, a collimator optical system composed of three or more lenses is required, and accordingly, it is difficult to align the optical system, and it is difficult to implement the system compactly. In this study, a single TIR lens collimator that can realize the same level of spot diameter and light efficiency as the conventional collimator optical system composed of three lenses was designed. Through this, the light efficiency at the curing area with the minimum illuminance deviation was 33.2 %, which was similar to the performance of the reference collimator optical system, and the illuminance deviation on the curing area was 18.8 %, ensuring acceptable performance. In addition, by arranging a fly-eye lens with field flattening function at the front end of the condensing lens, the effective curing area diameter was reduced from 5.0 mm to 3.0 mm, enabling higher curing energy density to be realized. In addition, it was confirmed that the illuminance deviation can be greatly improved to a level of 14.4%.

종래의 spot형 UV경화기는 복수의 렌즈를 이용한 collimator 광학계를 구성하여 광속을 광케이블로 입사하도록 하고 있다. 전달 광 효율을 높이기 위해 3매 이상의 렌즈로 구성된 collimator 광학계가 필요하며 이에 따라 광학계 정렬에 어려움이 있고, 시스템을 컴팩트하게 구현하기 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 3매 렌즈로 구성된 collimator 광학계와 동등한 수준의 스폿 직경 및 광 효율을 구현할 수 있는 단일 TIR 렌즈 collimator 설계하였다. 이를 통해 최소 조도 편차를 갖는 경화 위치에서의 광 효율이 33.2 % 수준으로 참조 collimator 광학계의 성능과 유사한 수준을 확보하였고, 경화면에서의 조도 편차는 18.8 % 수준으로 양호한 성능을 확보하였다. 또한, 이미지 면에서의 조도 평탄화 기능을 갖는 fly-eye lens를 condensing 렌즈 앞단에 배치함으로써, TIR 렌즈만 적용한 경화 광학계와 비교할 때, 유효 경화영역 직경이 5.0 mm에서 3.0 mm 로 줄어 보다 높은 경화 에너지 밀도를 구현할 수 있었으며, 조도 편차는 14.4 % 수준으로 현격히 개선할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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Acknowledgement

- 본 연구는 중소벤처기업부의 기술개발사업[S3120455]과 한국연구재단 사회맞춤형 산학협력 선도대학(LINC+) 육성사업[2021BG020010107]의 지원에 의한 연구임. - 현재 개발중인 spot형 UV 노광기의 광학계 사양을 제공해주신 (주)지엠지에 감사드립니다.

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