DocumentCode
2634896
Title
Photomechanical effects due to photoisomerization in dye-doped polymer fibers
Author
Kuzyk, Mark G. ; Bian, Shaoping
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA
fYear
2005
fDate
22-22 Oct. 2005
Firstpage
579
Lastpage
580
Abstract
In this paper, optically-induced differential expansion in a dye-doped polymer optical fiber is studied, which can be used to make an optically-controlled cantilever. A kinetic model that includes both the photothermal and photoisomerization mechanisms is developed
Keywords
dyes; isomerisation; optical fibres; optical polymers; photochemistry; photothermal effects; polymer fibres; thermal expansion; dye-doped polymer fibers; optically-controlled cantilever; optically-induced differential expansion; photoisomerization; photomechanical effects; photothermal effects; Electrical capacitance tomography; Heating; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9217-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548129
Filename
1548129
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