Integrated optic glass microcantilever with Bragg gratings forming a Fabry-Pérot interferometer for force sensing
Integrated optic glass microcantilever with Bragg gratings forming a Fabry-Pérot interferometer for force sensing
Microcantilevers are the workhorse for ultra sensitive force sensors and are used in applications such as atomic force microscopy, sensing forces as small as 10pN [1]. In previous work [2] we have demonstrated the first integrated optical glass microcantilever, and we now show for the first time Bragg gratings forming a Fabry-Pérot interferometer acting to increase the force-sensitivity of the device. The fabrication of the glass microcantilever is based on a novel physical micromachining and etching approach, combined with UV written Bragg gratings. The advantages of the in-situ Fabry-Pérot interferometer will also be discussed.
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Carpenter, Lewis
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Holmes, Christopher
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Smith, Peter G.R.
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Gates, James C.
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22 May 2011
Carpenter, Lewis
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Holmes, Christopher
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Smith, Peter G.R.
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Gates, James C.
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Carpenter, Lewis, Holmes, Christopher, Smith, Peter G.R. and Gates, James C.
(2011)
Integrated optic glass microcantilever with Bragg gratings forming a Fabry-Pérot interferometer for force sensing.
European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), Munich, Germany.
22 - 26 May 2011.
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Abstract
Microcantilevers are the workhorse for ultra sensitive force sensors and are used in applications such as atomic force microscopy, sensing forces as small as 10pN [1]. In previous work [2] we have demonstrated the first integrated optical glass microcantilever, and we now show for the first time Bragg gratings forming a Fabry-Pérot interferometer acting to increase the force-sensitivity of the device. The fabrication of the glass microcantilever is based on a novel physical micromachining and etching approach, combined with UV written Bragg gratings. The advantages of the in-situ Fabry-Pérot interferometer will also be discussed.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 2011
Published date: 22 May 2011
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European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), Munich, Germany, 2011-05-22 - 2011-05-26
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/343032
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