Optical System
The optical system comprises of a laser operating at 1064nm, 10Hz pulse frequency repetition. The optical system is assembled along the Z-axis, with lens that designate the focal point to damage the glass.
3D Laser Plasma Art is a redesign of an older laser system with outdated technologies. The main goals of the new system is to be modernized, smaller in size, versatile, and safe during operation. The system is connected to a computer associated with an electronics subsystem to move 3 stepper motors in the XYZ vector positions corresponding to the rendered 3D image. With the correct motor movements generated by the software and communicated with the microcontroller controlling the motors, the laser pulses into the glass to create a beautiful 3D image inside the glass.
Electronics System
The electronic system is designed to communicate between the computer
and the mechanical system by precisely moving CNC motors so that the 3D image
is properly damaged into the selected glass.
Software System
The custom-made software comes with capabilities
of taking any 2D image and converting to a 3D object. The
resulting 3D object is then able to be damaged into the glass.
Our Sponsor
Special thanks to Dr. MJ Soileau
from the College of Optics and Photonics, CREOL
for funding the project.