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Gauthier RC, Tait RN, Mende H, et al. Optical selection, manipulation, trapping, and activation of a microgear structure for applications in micro-optical-electromechanical systems. Appl Opt. 2001;40(6):930-7doi: 10.1364/ao.40.000930.
Gauthier, R. C., Tait, R. N., Mende, H., & Pawlowicz, C. (2001). Optical selection, manipulation, trapping, and activation of a microgear structure for applications in micro-optical-electromechanical systems. Applied optics, 40(6), 930-7. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.40.000930
Gauthier, R C, et al. "Optical selection, manipulation, trapping, and activation of a microgear structure for applications in micro-optical-electromechanical systems." Applied optics vol. 40,6 (2001): 930-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.40.000930
Gauthier RC, Tait RN, Mende H, Pawlowicz C. Optical selection, manipulation, trapping, and activation of a microgear structure for applications in micro-optical-electromechanical systems. Appl Opt. 2001 Feb 20;40(6):930-7. doi: 10.1364/ao.40.000930. PMID: 18357075.
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Appl Opt. 2001 Feb 20;40(6):930-7. doi: 10.1364/ao.40.000930.

Optical selection, manipulation, trapping, and activation of a microgear structure for applications in micro-optical-electromechanical systems.

Applied optics

R C Gauthier, R N Tait, H Mende, C Pawlowicz

PMID: 18357075 DOI: 10.1364/ao.40.000930

Abstract

The optical processes involved in laser trapping and optical manipulation are explored theoretically and experimentally as a means of activating a micrometer-size gear structure. We modeled the structure by using an enhanced ray-optics technique, and results indicate that the torque present on the gear can induce the gear to rotate about the gear-arm plane center with light as the driving energy source. We confirmed these findings experimentally by using gears manufactured with conventional semiconductor techniques and from a layer of polyimide. It is expected that such a simple gear design activated by use of light could lead to an entire new class of micro-optical-electromechanical systems.

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