Sentences with phrase «microscale mechanical device»

Although such measurements have been performed in much larger scale systems, the latest results were achieved within a micrometer - sized waveguide — a thin wire that guides light — and demonstrated the use of optical torque to induce rotational motion in a microscale mechanical device.

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«Optomechanics is an area of research in which extremely minute forces exerted by light (for example: radiation pressure, gradient force, electrostriction) are used to generate and control high - frequency mechanical vibrations of microscale and nanoscale devices,» explained Gaurav Bahl, an assistant professor of mechanical science and engineering at Illinois.