• DocumentCode
    688629
  • Title

    Optically-transparent actuators and micro-mechanical systems fabricated using femtosecond lasers

  • Author

    Bellouard, Yves ; Lenssen, Bo ; Tielen, Viktor ; Tao Yang

  • Author_Institution
    Mech. Eng. Dept., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Non-linear laser-matter interaction offers the possibility to structure transparent material in three dimensions. Here, we demonstrate that such process can be implemented for fabricating novel type of microsystems, including actuators transparent to visible light.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; micro-optomechanical devices; microactuators; microfabrication; optical fabrication; transparency; femtosecond lasers; micromechanical systems; microsystems; nonlinear laser-matter interaction; optically-transparent actuators; transparent material; visible light; Actuators; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833004