Meeting Support for the 2017 OSA Materials for Optomechanical Actuation Incubator
Abstract
The 2017 OSA Materials for Optomechanical Actuation Incubator, Washington,DC, USA, 25-27 June 2017 brings together a community of r"esearchers with experience inoptomechanically responsive materials to facilitate a survey of the field and recommendationsfor the most fruitful and relevant research directions that could lead to real-world applications.The topic presents fundamental scientific questions about the nature and limits of light-matterinteraction leading to structural strain.This Incubator meeting discusses current research in the area of optomechanical physicsand motivates future studies that will be needed to understand the thermodynamic and materialissues that should be resolved in order to produce strain energy at micro and macroscopic scales.Increased understanding of light-induced forces and strain in materials leads to a framework forusing or creating materials with the reversible struc"tural, chemical, or dynamic properties neededto realize new lightweight actuation mechanisms and sensors powered by light energy.T"he Incubator will help to identify the potential for new materials with higher photon-tostrainconversion efficiencies than currentl"y exist (250-300 pico-meters/photon-volt), understandversatility and scalability of the resulting materials and system architecture""s compared withcurrent materials and systems [e.g. electrical actuators], facilitate the identification of figures ofmerit that su""pport industry and academia goal setting, and provide an overview of the integrationand interfacing of components and materials wit""h other systems, such as compact light sources,fiber waveguides and existing actuator outputs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 07, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141712701
Entities
People
- Michael A Duncan
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Optica
- United States Navy