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Lensless and Lossless HoloVAM

Optics 2025-12-09 v1

Abstract

We report the first successful fabrication of three-dimensional models using our fully lensless holographic volumetric additive manufacturing (HoloVAM) platform. In this configuration, tomographic light fields are generated directly from a phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) and delivered into a rotating vial of photopolymer without any imaging optics, relays, or index-matching bath. Building on the HoloTile framework for tiled Fourier holography and point-spread function (PSF) shaping, the system creates volumetric dose distributions with high photon efficiency and well-controlled axial propagation. Using a simple acrylate resin formulation and a minimalized optical train, we demonstrate reproducible fabrication of complex geometries. These results establish lensless HoloVAM as a practical and mechanically minimal route to volumetric fabrication, opening a new pathway toward compact and application-flexible VAM devices.

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@article{arxiv.2512.06209,
  title  = {Lensless and Lossless HoloVAM},
  author = {Andreas Erik Gejl Madsen and Jesper Glückstad},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.06209},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

7 pages, 3 figures

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