Abstract

We report on a proof-of-concept snapshot imaging spectrometer developed using an array of optical fibers fabricated with 2-photon polymerization (2PP). The dense input array maps to an output array with engineered void spaces for spectral information. Previously, the development and fabrication of custom fiber arrays for imaging spectrometers have been a complex, time-consuming, and costly process, requiring a semi-manual assembly of commercial components. This work applies an automatic development process based on 2PP additive manufacturing with the Nanoscribe GmbH Quantum X system. The technique allows printing of arbitrary optical quality structures with submicron resolution with less than 5 nm roughness, enabling small core fibers/integrated arrays. Specifically, we developed an array prototype of 40 × 80 with 6-micron pitch at the input and 80-micron pitch at the output. The air-clad fibers had a core diameter of 5 µm. Fabricated optical fiber arrays were incorporated into a prism-based imaging spectrometer system with 48 spectral channels to demonstrate multi-spectral imaging. Imaging of a USAF target and color printed letter C as well as spectral comparisons to a commercial spectrometer were used to validate the performance of the system. These results clearly demonstrate the functionality and potential applications of the 3D-printed fiber-based snapshot imaging spectrometer.

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