Title
Hinged temperature-immune self-referencing Fabry–Pérot cavity sensors [US Patent US11320596B2]
Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
5-3-2022
Abstract
A passive microscopic Fabry-Pérot Interferometer (FPI) sensor includes a three-dimensional microscopic optical structure formed on a cleaved tip of the optical fighter using a two-photon polymerization process on a photosensitive polymer by a three-dimensional micromachining device. The three-dimensional microscopic optical structure having a hinged optical layer pivotally connected to a distal portion of a suspended structure. A reflective layer is deposited on a mirror surface of the hinged optical layer while in an open position. The hinged optical layer is subsequently positioned in the closed position to align the mirror surface to at least partially reflect a light signal back through the optical fiber.
Source Publication
USPTO
Recommended Citation
Williams, Jeremiah C. and Chandrahalim, Hengky, "Hinged temperature-immune self-referencing Fabry–Pérot cavity sensors [US Patent US11320596B2]" (2022). Faculty Publications. 957.
https://scholar.afit.edu/facpub/957
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Comments
US Patent #11,320,596 B2