• DocumentCode
    599872
  • Title

    An optically resonant, grating-based technique for the sensitive detection of MEMS cantilever beam height

  • Author

    Putrino, G. ; Martyniuk, M. ; Keating, Ana ; Faraone, L. ; Dell, J.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    115
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    We present an experimental demonstration of an integrated technique designed to measure the height position of a micro-cantilever with extremely high precision. Our experimental results show that changing the beam height by 200 nm can result in an up to 40 dB change in optical power transmitted through an underlying optical waveguide.
  • Keywords
    camshafts; cantilevers; diffraction gratings; height measurement; micromechanical devices; optical waveguides; position measurement; MEMS cantilever beam height; grating-based technique; height position measurement; integrated technique; microcantilever; optical power transmission; optical waveguide; optically resonant technique; sensitive detection; Gratings; Measurement by laser beam; Optical device fabrication; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Optical variables measurement; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials & Devices (COMMAD), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • ISSN
    1097-2137
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-3047-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COMMAD.2012.6472387
  • Filename
    6472387