Design and simulation of pressuresensor and accelerometer based on integrated optical circuits using photoelastic effect of LiNbO3

Autor: N Joudi, R Asadi, P Heydari, M Ganji
Jazyk: English<br />Persian
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Iranian Journal of Physics Research, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 45-53 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1682-6957
Popis: In this paper a novel optical pressure and acceleration sensor based on micro electro mechanical systems (MEOMS) has been designed. For this purpose an integrated Mach- Zander interferometer has been used in LiNbO3 diaphragm. In this sensor, the strain caused by applied pressure or acceleration leads to a change in refractive index of the wave guide in the diaphragm due to the photoelastic effect. The refractive index change leads to a phase change in the light wave that propagates in the waveguide. This phase change is converted to intensity change using the Mach- Zander interferometer. The software ANSYS 14.5 was used for calculation of the strain in the diaphragm. The pressure and acceleration sensitivity of the designed sensor have been obtained 2.33×10-4 (rad /Pa) and 2.16×10-5 (rad.s2/m), respectively.
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