This paper presents a novel miniaturized fiber-optic Fabry-Peort interferometer (FPI) for highly sensitive refractive index measurement. This device was tested for the refractive indices of various liquids including...This paper presents a novel miniaturized fiber-optic Fabry-Peort interferometer (FPI) for highly sensitive refractive index measurement. This device was tested for the refractive indices of various liquids including acetone and ethanol at room temperature. The sensitivity for measurement of refractive index change of ethanol is 1138 nm/RIU at the wavelength of 1550 nm. In addition, the sensor fabrication is simple including only cleaving, splicing, and etching. The signal is stable with high visibility. Therefore, it provides a valuable tool in biological and chemical applications.展开更多
This letter proposes a novel design of a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) device featuring a metal grating vibratory mierostructure driven by electrostatic force to sense the spatial electric field. Due to the...This letter proposes a novel design of a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) device featuring a metal grating vibratory mierostructure driven by electrostatic force to sense the spatial electric field. Due to the advantages in slide-film damping and large vibration amplitude, such a device makes atmospheric packaging a low-cost option for practical manufacture. In this letter, we present the operating principles and specifications, the design structure, as well as the finite element simulation. Computational analysis shows that our design obtains good results in device parameters setting, while its simplicity and low-cost features make it an attractive solution for applications.展开更多
基金supported by the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 60537040the Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ CSTC under Grant No. 2007BB3125
文摘This paper presents a novel miniaturized fiber-optic Fabry-Peort interferometer (FPI) for highly sensitive refractive index measurement. This device was tested for the refractive indices of various liquids including acetone and ethanol at room temperature. The sensitivity for measurement of refractive index change of ethanol is 1138 nm/RIU at the wavelength of 1550 nm. In addition, the sensor fabrication is simple including only cleaving, splicing, and etching. The signal is stable with high visibility. Therefore, it provides a valuable tool in biological and chemical applications.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60172001).
文摘This letter proposes a novel design of a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) device featuring a metal grating vibratory mierostructure driven by electrostatic force to sense the spatial electric field. Due to the advantages in slide-film damping and large vibration amplitude, such a device makes atmospheric packaging a low-cost option for practical manufacture. In this letter, we present the operating principles and specifications, the design structure, as well as the finite element simulation. Computational analysis shows that our design obtains good results in device parameters setting, while its simplicity and low-cost features make it an attractive solution for applications.