Abstract
The excitation of a progressive plate wave by laser irradiation is reported. The photothermal effect caused by multi-beam laser irradiation is used for generating the progressive plate wave. The driving force is the bending moment of the photothermal effect in the plate-like sample. The proposed technique is demonstrated by preliminary experiments using self-sustained thin-plate samples. The technique will be useful for developing new optical sensors using the progressive plate wave and may become one of the driving methods for micromechanical systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 87-91 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Sensors and Actuators A: Physical |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1992 Dec |