Study of wire electrical discharge machined folded-up corner cube retroreflector with a tunable cantilever beam
Journal
Optical Engineering
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
3
Pages
105239-105247
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Abstract
This work has developed an approach to construct a corner cube retroreflector (CCR). A two-dimensional cutout pattern is first fabricated with wire electrical discharge machining process. It is then folded up into a three-dimensional CCR suspended on a cantilever beam. The folded-up CCR may be driven through external actuators for optical modulation; it can also mechanically respond to perturbation, acceleration, etc., to function as a sensor. Mechanical (static and dynamic modeling) and optical (ray tracing) analyses are also performed.
Type
journal article