Optical pressure sensor
US7000477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L9/002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pressure sensor is formed on a substrate, the surface of the substrate having a p-n junction and a shell with a beam inside the shell over the p-n junction. The beam and the shell and the p-n junction surface form optical Fabry-Pérot cavities. An optical fiber is positioned in a hole formed in the underside of the substrate below the p-n junction. Light from the fiber charges the p-n junction and drives it into vibration mode. Pressure changes change the tension in the diaphram to vary the frequency with changes in pressure, so that pressure can be detected.
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