scholarly journals Thermo-optically driven adaptive mirror based on thermal expansion: preparation and resolution

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (26) ◽  
pp. 10749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Reinert ◽  
W. Lüthy
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Adaptive Mirror

Actuators Based on Photomechanical Polymer

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 684-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
LaQuieta Huey ◽  
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Sergey S. Sarkisov ◽  
Michael J. Curley ◽  
Grigory Adamovsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Laser Excitation ◽  
Slow Motion ◽  
Full Agreement ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Photonic Switch ◽  
Adaptive Mirror ◽  
Photomechanical Effect

New light-driven actuators based on films of polymer polyvinylidene fluoride are described. The actuators employ the photomechanical bending of the polymer film caused by low power (10mW and less) laser radiation. The photomechanical effect combines various physical mechanisms, such as anisotropic thermal expansion, converse piezoelectric mechanism along with photovoltaic and pyroelectric ones, while the mechanism of thermal expansion is dominant for slow motion. Mechanical vibrations of the strips of the photomechanical polymer were observed with periodic pulsed laser excitation. The resonance frequency is inversely proportional to the square of the length of the strip, in full agreement with the theory. Resonance frequency measurements were used to determine the modulus of elasticity of the films, which was close to 3.0x109Pa. Two possible applications were discussed: photonic switch and adaptive mirror. The proposed actuators have a potential of being used as the components of future light-driven micro/nano systems.

Microstructural and Microchemical Characterization of Nickel Sulfide Inclusions in Plate Glass

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 962-963
Author(s):  
J. Cooper ◽  
O. Popoola ◽  
W. M. Kriven
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Glass Matrix ◽  
Nickel Sulfide ◽  
Plate Glass ◽  
Thermal Expansion Mismatch ◽  
Volume Increase ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Microchemical Characterization

Nickel sulfide inclusions have been implicated in the spontaneous fracture of large windows of tempered plate glass. Two alternative explanations for the fracture-initiating behaviour of these inclusions have been proposed: (1) the volume increase which accompanies the α to β phase transformation in stoichiometric NiS, and (2) the thermal expansion mismatch between the nickel sulfide phases and the glass matrix. The microstructure and microchemistry of the small inclusions (80 to 250 μm spheres), needed to determine the cause of fracture, have not been well characterized hitherto. The aim of this communication is to report a detailed TEM and EDS study of the inclusions.

Thermal Expansion of Martensitic A15 Superconductors: V3Si

1995 ◽  
Vol 05 (C8) ◽  
pp. C8-1109-C8-1113
Author(s):  
T.R. Finlayson, ◽  
M. Liu ◽  
T.F. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion

STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION STUDIED BY THERMAL EXPANSION ON SINGLE CRYSTALS V3Si IN NORMAL AND SUPERCONDUCTING STATES

1978 ◽  
Vol 39 (C6) ◽  
pp. C6-406-C6-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Fukase ◽  
T. Kobayashi ◽  
M. Isino ◽  
N. Toyota ◽  
Y. Muto
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Structural Transformation

FREE VOLUME CHANGE OF METALLIC GLASSES STUDIED BY THERMAL EXPANSION MEASUREMENTS

1980 ◽  
Vol 41 (C8) ◽  
pp. C8-875-C8-877
Author(s):  
E. Girt ◽  
P. Tomić ◽  
A. Kuršumović ◽  
T. Mihać-Kosanović
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Volume Change ◽  
Metallic Glasses

MAGNETIC, THERMAL EXPANSION, AND ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY STUDIES OF FeAlMnC STEELS

1988 ◽  
Vol 49 (C8) ◽  
pp. C8-1903-C8-1904
Author(s):  
S. U. Jen ◽  
Y. D. Yao ◽  
H. Y. Pai
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Thermal Expansion

THERMAL EXPANSION ANOMALIES AT THE MAGNETIC TRANSITION OF Mn3Ga1-xAlxC (x ≤ 0.05)

1988 ◽  
Vol 49 (C8) ◽  
pp. C8-159-C8-160
Author(s):  
T. Suzuki ◽  
T. Kanomata ◽  
T. Kaneko
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Magnetic Transition
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