Optical contact and van der Waals interactions: the role of the surface topography in determining the bonding strength of thick glass plates

Authors
Greco, V Marchesini, F Molesini, G
Citation
V. Greco et al., Optical contact and van der Waals interactions: the role of the surface topography in determining the bonding strength of thick glass plates, J OPT A-P A, 3(1), 2001, pp. 85-88
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
14644258 → ACNP
Volume
3
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
85 - 88
Database
ISI
SICI code
1464-4258(200101)3:1<85:OCAVDW>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The experimental issues of optical contact are related to the theory of van der Waals interactions. Ways of taking into account the surface topography are presented. It is found that, as an order of magnitude, the approach ac counts for the observed bonding strength, given typical surface features.