• DocumentCode
    2114824
  • Title

    Ultrasound sensing using a fiber coupled silica microtoroid resonator encapsulated in a polymer

  • Author

    Monifi, Faraz ; Bo Peng ; Ozdemir, Sahin Kaya ; Lijun Ma ; Maslov, Konstantin ; Wang, L.V. ; Lan Yang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Washington Univ. in St.Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    8-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    215
  • Lastpage
    216
  • Abstract
    We have demonstrated the detection of a 12MHz ultrasound wave using a microtoroidal whispering gallery mode optical resonator, encapsulated in a low-refractive-index polymer with its coupling tapered-fiber. The sensitivity of our device is 35 mV/KPa.
  • Keywords
    encapsulation; fibre optic sensors; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; microsensors; optical polymers; optical resonators; refractive index; silicon compounds; ultrasonic devices; whispering gallery modes; SiO2; coupling tapered-fiber; encapsulation; fiber coupled silica microtoroid resonator; frequency 12 MHz; low-refractive-index polymer; microtoroidal whispering gallery mode optical resonator; ultrasound sensing; ultrasound wave detection; Optical fiber devices; Optical resonators; Polymers; Silicon compounds; Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging; Voltage measurement; microcavity; optical resonator; packaging; sensing; ultrasound; whispering gallery;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Bellevue, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1506-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656511
  • Filename
    6656511
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2114824