• DocumentCode
    2663976
  • Title

    Characterization of Silicon Nitride Micromachined Beams via Remote Optical Interrogation

  • Author

    Shelton, W. Andrew ; Muth, John F. ; Holland, Jonathan L. ; Lunardi, Leda M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-24 Aug. 2006
  • Firstpage
    138
  • Lastpage
    139
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate that mechanical characterization of the motion of micromachined double- clamped silicon nitride beams is possible via remote optical interrogation. Using Fabry-Perot interferometry, information about the absolute displacement and resonant frequency of various mechanical modes is determined
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot interferometers; laser cavity resonators; measurement by laser beam; micro-optics; micromachining; micromechanical devices; silicon compounds; Fabry-Perot interferometry; SiN; absolute displacement; mechanical mode characterization; micromachined double-clamped silicon nitride beams; remote optical interrogation; resonant frequency; Fabry-Perot; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Microcavities; Optical beams; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2006. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9562-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2006.1708303
  • Filename
    1708303