Title :
A monolithic micro-tensile tester for investigating silica micromechanics, fabricated and fully operated using a femtosecond laser
Author :
Athanasiou, Christos-Edward ; McMillen, Ben ; Bellouard, Yves
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We report on the use of femtosecond laser for fabricating, loading and in-situ measuring using third-harmonic signal generation a micro-tensile tester for characterizing silica and its polymorphic phases.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; micromechanics; optical harmonic generation; polymorphism; silicon compounds; tensile testing; SiO2; femtosecond laser; monolithic micro-tensile tester; polymorphic phases; silica micromechanics; third-harmonic signal generation; Chemical lasers; Laser applications; Laser beams; Loading; Measurement by laser beam; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
