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Thermal Bimorphs

Thermal Bimorphs is a thermomechanical actuation structure composed of two layers with different thermal expansion coefficients that bend in response to temperature changes, enabling precise mechanical displacement through differential thermal expansion.

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2017–2026

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A thermal bimorph micromirror with large bi-directional and vertical actuation

Ankur Jain, Hongwei Qu, Shane Todd et al. · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · 2005 · 100 citations

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Electrothermally actuated tip-tilt-piston micromirror with integrated varifocal capability

Jessica Morrison, Matthias Imboden, Thomas D. C. Little et al. · Optics Express · 2015 · 64 citations · Full text

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Dynamic modeling and input shaping of thermal bimorph MEMS actuators

Dan O. Popa, Byoung Hun Kang, John T. Wen et al. · 2004 · 59 citations

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Fabrication and test of thermal vertical bimorph actuators for movement in the wafer plane

H. Sehr, A G R Evans, A Brunnschweiler et al. · Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering · 2001 · 53 citations

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High-Fill-Factor Micromirror Array With Hidden Bimorph Actuators and Tip–Tilt-Piston Capability

Kemiao Jia, Sean R. Samuelson, Huikai Xie · Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems · 2011 · 40 citations

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Authors

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  1. HX
    Huikai Xie

    University of Florida, United States

    3 publications · 158 citations

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  2. TN
    T. Niblock

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  3. WH
    Wensyang Hsu

    National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  4. GJ
    G J Ensell

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  5. AG
    A G R Evans

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 83 citations

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Institutions

18

  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    556 citations

  2. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    Hsinchu, Taiwan

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    80 citations

  3. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    14 publications

    535 citations

  4. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  5. Scripps College

    Claremont, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  6. ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  7. University of Trento

    Trento, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  8. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics And Applications

    Povo, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

    JMM · 4 publications · 119 citations

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  2. Sensors and Actuators A Physical

    2 publications · 111 citations

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  3. AIAA Journal

    1 publications · 32 citations

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  4. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

    1 publications · 40 citations

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  5. Soviet Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics

    1 publications · 17 citations

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