Design and analysis of an intensity modulated micro-opto-electro-mechanical accelerometer based on nonuniform cantilever beam proof mass

Nayak, Jagannath and Srinivas, Talabuttula and Selvarajan, Anant and Sastry, Darba VK (2006) Design and analysis of an intensity modulated micro-opto-electro-mechanical accelerometer based on nonuniform cantilever beam proof mass. In: Journal of Microlithography Microfabrication and Microsystems, 5 (4). 043012-01-043012-10.

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Abstract

Micro-opto-electro-mechanical (MOEM) accelerometers using principle of optical coupling between two waveguide structures is proposed. It consists of an antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide structure combined with a cantilever beam. Under acceleration, the output waveguide optical power changes, which is a function of acceleration. The mathematical model of the mechanical sensing element in terms of proof mass, damping, and spring constant is formulated. Here, different aspects such as beam deflection, bending stress, and breakdown acceleration are incorporated into the formulation. Based on the analysis, the optimum mechanical structure for intensity modulated MOEM accelerometers are designed. We report for a typical uniform cantiliver beam of type I (3 mm x 3 mm x 0.38 \mu m) accelerometer, mechanical sensitivity of 0.15 \mu m/g, minimum detectable acceleration of 4.7 \mu g/root Hz at an optimum power of 500 \mu W, range of +/- 25 g, a bandwidth of 1.59 kHz, breakdown acceleration of 5.1 x 10(4) g and cross-axis sensitivity of 0.001%. The results in the case of nonuinform beam cantiliver accelerations are sensitivity of 2.15 \mu m/g, minimum detectable acceleration of 0.27 \mu g/root Hz range of +/- 1.8 g, bandwidth of 0.411 kHz, breakdown acceleration of 2987 g and cross-axis sensitivity of 0.001%.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Microlithography Microfabrication and Microsystems
Publisher:	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Communication Engineering
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2007
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2012 06:00
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/11424

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