Since the late 1980s there have been spectacular developments in micromechanical or
microelectro-mechanical (MEMS) systems which have enabled the exploration of …

Microcantilevers, one of the most common MEMS structures, have been introduced as a
novel sensing paradigm nearly a decade ago. Ever since, the technology has emerged to …

Infrared Detectors provides comprehensive coverage of this important aspect of infrared
technology, including details of recent research efforts directed toward improving the …

This new edition of Infrared and Terahertz Detectors provides a comprehensive overview of
infrared and terahertz detector technology, from fundamental science to materials and …

Uncooled infrared detection based on vanadium dioxide (VO2) radiometer is highly
demanded in temperature monitoring and security protection. The key to its breakthrough is …

State-of-the-art sensors use active electronics to detect and discriminate light,,, sound,,
vibration, and other signals,. They consume power constantly, even when there is no …

Photoactuators with integrated optical‐to‐mechanical energy conversion capacity have
attracted growing research interest in the last few decades due to their unique features of …

Nanomechanical devices with very small mass and size have the potential for mass sensing
at the level of individual molecules. In the present study, we designed nanomechanical …

Light-matter interactions that lead to nonthermal changes in size of the sample constitute a
photostrictive effect in many compounds. The photostriction phenomenon was observed in …

It has recently been shown that bimaterial microcantilevers can be used as uncooled
infrared detectors. Bimaterial microcantilevers deform as their temperature changes due to …