Optical trapping: A tool to assist optical machining

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 389-399

  Gauthier, R C ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lasers; Micro optics; Microstructure fabrication; Optical fabrication

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FABRICATION; LASER BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROMACHINING; MICROSTRUCTURE;

MICROSTRUCTURE FABRICATION; OPTICAL MACHINING; OPTICAL TRAPPING;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0031246199     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(97)00038-8     Document Type: Article

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