Here are some references. More references can be found therein. J. Lai, Z. Shi, T. Perazzo, and A. Majumdar, "Optimization and Performance of High-Resolution Micro-optomechanical Thermal Sensors," Sensors and Actuators, Vol. 58, pp. 113-119 (1997). J. Varesi, J. Lai, Z. Shi, T. Perazzo, and A. Majumdar, "Photothermal Measurements with PicoWatt Resolution using Micro-optomechanical Sensors," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 71, pp. 306-308 (1997). We have also a project on using these for infrared vision. Here is a webpage for it. We will have more details on this webpage by end of this week. http://www.me.berkeley.edu/mtpl/microopt.html At 11:54 PM 7/23/98 -0400, you wrote: > >Dear Colleagues, > >Has anybody done a study on the effect of heat >(conductive/convective/radiative) on gold-on-polysilicon bimorph >cantilevers formed by MUMPS process or any other surface >micromachined bimorph cantilevers. >Please suggest me any references on this topic. > >Thanks, >Vamsee Krishna >Dept of Elec Engg' >Duke Univeristy >Durham, NC 27708 > > > ____________________________________ Arun Majumdar Department of Mechanical Engineering 6169 Etcheverry Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-1740 Ph:(510) 643-8199; Fax: (510) 642-6163 Email: majumdar@me.berkeley.edu http://www.me.berkeley.edu/faculty/majumdar/index.html