Title :
VOA-based optical MEMS accelerometer
Author :
Zandi, K. ; Jing Zou ; Wong, Bernard ; Kruzelecky, R.V. ; Peter, Yves-Alain
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A novel in-plane double silicon-on-insulator optical MEMS accelerometer based on variable optical attenuator is presented. It is designed for micro-satellite navigation applications and it uses multimode waveguides integrated with MEMS providing a compact and reliable device.
Keywords :
accelerometers; micro-optics; microsensors; optical attenuators; silicon-on-insulator; micro-satellite navigation; multimode waveguides; silicon-on-insulator optical MEMS accelerometer; variable optical attenuators; Accelerometers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); optical accelerometer; silicon-on-insulator; variable optical attenuator;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0334-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2011.6031059