Optical forces is a unique phenomenon derived from light–matter interaction. It took
centuries before people were finally able to measure, and manipulate this extremely tiny …

The influence of quadrature phase shift on the measured displacement error was
experimentally investigated using a two-detector polarizing homodyne laser interferometer …

We present a fast, displacement-measuring, single-pass, two-detector homodyne
quadrature laser interferometer and compare its performance with an arm-compensated …

During the interaction of a laser pulse with the surface of a solid object, the object always
gains momentum. The delivered force impulse is manifested as propulsion. Initially, the …

We performed a single-shot, contactless measurement of ultrasonic waves on a laser-
propelled rod with a homodyne quadrature laser interferometer (HQLI) during the entire …

The term optodynamics has been introduced to describe a wide range of optically induced
dynamic phenomena, which play an important role in laser–material processes as well as in …

We present an optical detection technique, called the beam deflection probe, to accurately
measure contact times of normal-incidence impacts of steel and sapphire spheres with a …

In an earlier paper we described the formation of an optodynamic wave as well as its
propagation and multiple reflections from both faces of an unclamped finite rod [1]. We …

Optodynamic interaction between a laser pulse and the surface of an opaque, solid elastic
object produces transient waves that propagate and reverberate within the object. They can …

This paper presents a synthesis of the results of our original research in the area of laser–
material interaction and pulsed laser material processing with a special emphasis on the …