Actuation of cantilevers by optical trapping

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Domachuk, Peter ^a   Mägi, Eric ^a   Eggleton, Benjamin J ^a   Cronin Golomb, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROMECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL ACTUATION; OPTICAL SWITCHING APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL TRAPPING;

ACTUATORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PHOTONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33747493472     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2335983     Document Type: Article

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