Title :
Optical vibrating quartz crystal pressure sensor using frustrated-total-internal-reflection readout technique
Author :
Grattan, K.T.V. ; Palmer, A.W. ; Saini, D. P S
Author_Institution :
City University, Northampton Square, London, England
fDate :
7/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optically driven, through photovoltaic conversion, pressure sensor is described which uses frustrated-total-internal-reflection between a critically cut optical fiber and a quartz crystal, mounted on a cantilever beam to sense the device resonant frequency. The change in this frequency as a function of applied pressure is measured in this sensor which relies upon an all-optical link to the control electronics.
Keywords :
Optical fiber transducers; Optical reflection; Piezoelectric resonators; Pressure transducers; Frequency measurement; Optical devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Photovoltaic systems; Resonant frequency; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Solar power generation; Structural beams;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075589
