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Optical MEMS pressure sensor based on a mesa-diaphragm structure.

Yixian Ge1, Ming Wang, Haitao Yan

  • 1Jiangsu Key Lab on Opto-Electronic Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, P. R. China.

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This study introduces an optical Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) pressure sensor utilizing a novel mesa-diaphragm. This design enhances parallelism and reduces signal averaging, leading to improved sensor performance.

Area of Science:

  • * Optical MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors
  • * Nanotechnology and sensor fabrication

Background:

  • * Fabry-Perot (F-P) interference is a key principle in optical sensing.
  • * Traditional planar diaphragms in MEMS sensors can suffer from signal averaging and parallelism issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To present a novel optical MEMS pressure sensor design.
  • * To investigate the performance benefits of a mesa-diaphragm structure compared to planar designs.
  • * To validate the mechanical model and signal averaging effects through simulation.

Main Methods:

  • * Fabrication of an optical MEMS pressure sensor incorporating a mesa-diaphragm.
  • * Utilizing Fabry-Perot interference for sensing the pressure-induced optical changes.
  • * Employing simulation to analyze the mechanical behavior and signal averaging of the mesa diaphragm.

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Main Results:

  • * Simulation confirmed superior parallelism of the mesa diaphragm over planar designs.
  • * The mesa diaphragm effectively reduces the signal averaging effect.
  • * Experimental results showed reasonable linearity and sensitivity for the fabricated sensor.

Conclusions:

  • * The mesa-diaphragm design offers significant advantages for optical MEMS pressure sensors.
  • * This structure improves sensor accuracy by enhancing parallelism and minimizing signal averaging.
  • * The developed sensor demonstrates practical potential with its demonstrated linearity and sensitivity.