Soft Optomechanical Systems for Sensing, Modulation, and Actuation
Pujol Vila, Ferran (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona)
Güell Grau, Pau (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Nogués, Josep (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Alvarez, Mar (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona)
Sepúlveda, Borja (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Soft optomechanical systems have the ability to reversibly respond to optical and mechanical external stimuli by changing their own properties (e. g. , shape, size, viscosity, stiffness, color or transmittance). These systems typically combine the optical properties of plasmonic, dielectric or carbon-based nanomaterials with the high elasticity and deformability of soft polymers, thus opening the path for the development of new mechanically tunable optical systems, sensors, and actuators for a wide range of applications. This review focuses on the recent progresses in soft optomechanical systems, which are here classified according to their applications and mechanisms of optomechanical response. The first part summarizes the soft optomechanical systems for mechanical sensing and optical modulation based on the variation of their optical response under external mechanical stimuli, thereby inducing mechanochromic or intensity modulation effects. The second part describes the soft optomechanical systems for the development of light induced mechanical actuators based on different actuation mechanisms, such as photothermal effects and phase transitions, among others. The final section provides a critical analysis of the main limitations of current soft optomechanical systems and the progress that is required for future devices.
Grants:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación MAT2016-77391-R Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2019-106229RB-I00 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PCIN2016-093 Agencia Estatal de Investigación RTI2018-096786-B-I00 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017/SGR-292 Agencia Estatal de Investigación SEV-2017-0706 European Commission 801342
Note:	Altres ajuts: CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya ; the Government of Catalonia's Agency for Business Competitiveness (ACCIÓ) (TECSPR19-1-0021)
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Light-driven mechanical actuators ; Mechanochromic systems ; Optomechanical modulators ; Photochemical actuators ; Photothermal actuators ; Plasmomechanical systems ; Soft optomechanical systems
Published in:	Advanced functional materials, Vol. 33, Issue 14 (April 2023) , art. 2213109, ISSN 1616-3028

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202213109

22 p, 3.7 MB

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