Self-Stabilizing Silicon Nitride Lightsails

• DOI: 10.1364/cleo_si.2020.sf3j.6
• Publication Date: 2020-09-14T15:25:46Z
• Authors: Ramon Gao; Yonghwi Kim; Laura Kim; Michael D. Kelzen...; Ognjen Ilic; Harry A. Atwater
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 530

We report a design for a microscopic lightsail prototype that allows for passive stabilization in the radiation-pressure dominated regime. Stable dynamics of our silicon nitride structure are predicted for initial tilts of up to ±10°.