Alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter-nanomagnet forces
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.
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| author | Deterre, Martin (Martin Michel Jacques) |
| author2 | George Barbastathis. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/615242019-04-10T16:18:35Z Alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter-nanomagnet forces Deterre, Martin (Martin Michel Jacques) George Barbastathis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-129). This thesis presents a novel method to stretch flexible nanostructures by nanomagnets interaction forces. We discuss the ability of different types of nanomagnets to distort several types of structures in two different cases. In the first, this method is applied for precise self-alignment of nanomembranes with applications in three-dimensional nanostructures manufacturing as well as distortion and patterning errors correction in a promising unconventional way. The second application addressed in this work shows the ability of nanomagnets to tune diffractive optical elements through deformation and actuation of nanostructured freestanding beams such as in a diffraction grating. This actuation combines the advantages of both analog and digital tuning techniques. For both applications, theoretical work, simulations, fabrication and experimental results demonstrating the promising power of nanomagnets over structural rigidity are presented. by Martin Deterre. S.M. 2011-03-07T14:39:27Z 2011-03-07T14:39:27Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61524 704380655 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 129 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Deterre, Martin (Martin Michel Jacques) Alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter-nanomagnet forces |
| title | Alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter-nanomagnet forces |
| title_full | Alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter-nanomagnet forces |
| title_fullStr | Alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter-nanomagnet forces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter-nanomagnet forces |
| title_short | Alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter-nanomagnet forces |
| title_sort | alignment and actuation of compliant nanostructures and diffractive optics by inter nanomagnet forces |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61524 |
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