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Computational Light Routing: 3D Printed Optical Fibers for Sensing and Display

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Thiago Pereira,

Szymon Rusinkiewicz,

Wojciech MatusikAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), Volume 33, Issue 3

Article No.: 24, Pages 1 - 13

https://doi.org/10.1145/2602140

Published: 02 June 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Despite recent interest in digital fabrication, there are still few algorithms that provide control over how light propagates inside a solid object. Existing methods either work only on the surface or restrict themselves to light diffusion in volumes. We use multi-material 3D printing to fabricate objects with embedded optical fibers, exploiting total internal reflection to guide light inside an object. We introduce automatic fiber design algorithms together with new manufacturing techniques to route light between two arbitrary surfaces. Our implicit algorithm optimizes light transmission by minimizing fiber curvature and maximizing fiber separation while respecting constraints such as fiber arrival angle. We also discuss the influence of different printable materials and fiber geometry on light propagation in the volume and the light angular distribution when exiting the fiber. Our methods enable new applications such as surface displays of arbitrary shape, touch-based painting of surfaces, and sensing a hemispherical light distribution in a single shot.

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Index Terms

Computational Light Routing: 3D Printed Optical Fibers for Sensing and Display
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Animation
      1. Physical simulation
    2. Shape modeling
2. Mathematics of computing
  1. Continuous mathematics
    1. Topology
      1. Geometric topology

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ACM Transactions on Graphics Volume 33, Issue 3

May 2014

145 pages

ISSN:0730-0301

EISSN:1557-7368

DOI:10.1145/2631978

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Published: 02 June 2014

Accepted: 01 December 2013

Received: 01 October 2013

Published in TOG Volume 33, Issue 3

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