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Two-wavelength grating interferometry for MEMS sensors
Diffraction gratings integrated with micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) offer shot noise limited subnanometer displacement detection sensitivities but are limited in detection range for mechanical transducers. A two-wavelength readout method is developed that maintains high sensitivity while increasing the detection range, which is demonstrated using a MEMS spectrometer with integrated diffraction grating. The two-laser illumination extended the detection range from 105 nm to 1.7 mu m assuming the readout sensitivity is maintained at >50% of the maximum sensitivity.
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research article
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Publication date
2007
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Volume
19
Start page
1895
End page
1897
Peer reviewed
NON-REVIEWED
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