Light-driven actuators based on polymer films

Optical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Sarkisov, Sergey S ^a   Curley, Michael J ^b   Huey, LaQuieta ^b   Fields, Aisha ^b   Sarkisov II, Sergey S ^c   Adamovsky, Grigory ^d  

^a SSS Optical Tachnologies LLC   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Light driven actuator; Optical motor; Optomechatronic actuator; Photomechanical effect; Polyvinylidene fluoride

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; PHOTOMECHANICS; POLYMERS; RADIATION;

LIGHT-DRIVEN ACTUATOR; OPTICAL MOTOR; OPTOMECHATRONIC ACTUATOR; PHOTOMECHANICAL EFFECT; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE (PVDF);

ACTUATORS;

EID: 33748617108     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2185093     Document Type: Article

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