• DocumentCode
    2315872
  • Title

    “Lens-free” self-mixing sensor for velocity and vibrations measurements

  • Author

    Perchoux, Julien ; Campagnolo, Lucie ; Lim, Yah Leng ; Rakic, Aleksandar D.

  • Author_Institution
    INPT, Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    12-15 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    43
  • Lastpage
    44
  • Abstract
    We present an ultra-compact sensor based on optical feedback in a Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) that does not require any optical element. The setup proposed measures displacement and velocity with an operating range of several centimeters.
  • Keywords
    optical feedback; optical sensors; surface emitting lasers; velocity measurement; vibration measurement; VCSEL; lens-free self-mixing sensor; optical element; optical feedback; ultracompact sensor; velocity measurements; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; vibration measurements; Diode lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Optical feedback; Optical sensors; Signal to noise ratio; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Canberra, ACT
  • ISSN
    1097-2137
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7334-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1097-2137
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COMMAD.2010.5699770
  • Filename
    5699770