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P-OS2-2 Development of an optically driven metalized microturbine using two-photon microfabrication

Year: 2012

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: We have developed a metalized microturbine driven by scanning a laser beam. The metalized microturbine was fabricated by the combination of two-photon microfabrication and electroless copper plating. The blade angle of the metalized microturbine was optimized by evaluating the optical force exerted on the blade via two-dimensional electromagnetic field analysis. As a result, the optimized blade angle was 45 degree. In experiments, we succeeded in driving the microturbine at a high speed over 270 rpm by scanning a low-power laser beam less than 1 mW. Such optically driven metalized micromachines will be useful for functional lab-on-a-chip devices.

Source: The Proceedings of the Symposium on Micro-Nano Science and Technology

DOI: 10.1299/jsmemnm.2012.4.247

Authors: Ryota Ozawa, Takashi Ikegami, Michael P. Stocker, John T. Fourkas, Shoji Maruo

Institutions: Yokohama National University, University of Maryland, College Park

Language: English

Topic: Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2656881199

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