Abstract:
A process to form a laterally offset photodiode for an optically coupled resonator includes implanting a semiconductor substrate to form the laterally offset photodiode adjacent to the resonator. The resonator masks the implanting underneath the resonator when the semiconductor substrate is implanted. Also disclosed is an optically coupled resonator, a process for fabricating an optically coupled resonator, and a device including an optically coupled resonator having a laterally offset photodiode.
Abstract:
A very high temperature microbeam sensor of a resonant integrated microstructure having an electrostatic beam driver and an optical fiber pick-up for sensed light from the beam. The high temperature sensor has no components that are vulnerable to temperatures up to 600 degrees C. Associated components for detection, processing and driving are remote from the sensor environment. By using different materials in the beam assembly, such as tungsten for the beam, and sapphire for the substrate and the shell, the sensor can withstand temperatures up to 1000 degrees C. Also, optical fiber may be used for long distance connections between processing electronics and the driver in the sensing device, by locating a photo detector just outside the very or ultra high temperature sensing environment, and then using optical fiber for sending long distance signals from the processor to the driver photo detector, for eliminating electrical signal-to-noise problems.
Abstract:
In a method for monitoring strain variations of a strain responsive element of a micromachined sensor device while subjected to outside parameter conditions, at least two oscillation resonance modes of said element are activated and interrogated optically. Thereby correspondingly at least two resonance frequencies are obtained. From parameter/frequency characteristics of said device correspondingly at least two parameter values are derived.
Abstract:
A stress estimation method for a machine structure according to an embodiment is provided with a calculation step of calculating a relationship between the stress generated at the evaluation target position and a physical quantity including a sound pressure or vibration generated at a detection position different from the evaluation target position during vibration of the machine structure. The stress estimation method for a machine structure is provided with a detection step of detecting the physical quantity generated at the detection position during operation of the machine structure. The stress estimation method for a machine structure is provided with an estimation step of estimating the stress generated at the evaluation target position during operation of the machine structure on the basis of the relationship calculated in the calculation step and the physical quantity detected in the detection step.
Abstract:
Provided is a measurement method including measuring, by using a piezoelectric sheet sensor in contact with a measurement object, vibration transmitted from the measurement object to the piezoelectric sheet sensor and measuring pressing force between the measurement object and the piezoelectric sheet sensor.
Abstract:
An amplitude detecting method and a material tester are provided. As functional blocks of a program that is installed in a personal computer and is stored in a memory, a measurement noise eliminating part that eliminates measurement noise, a vibration noise eliminating part that eliminates vibration noise assumed to be caused by an inertial force according to a natural vibration according to reach of an impact of breakage or destruction of a test piece at the entire tester, an amplitude detecting part that detects the amplitude of a natural vibration superimposed in the data period used for evaluating material characteristics, and a display control part that controls display of an amplitude value of the natural vibration and a test result on the display device are included.
Abstract:
A non-contact strain and/or displacement measurement system for use with structural objects having an optical device, a data store and an image arrangement that is fixed relative to the structural object to be tested, the optical device including an image receiving device for receiving visual images and the data store being configured to record the received visual images, the image receiving device being spaced from the image arrangement by an optical spacing such that the image receiving device has a visual range that includes a portion of the structural object and the image arrangement being within the portion, the image arrangement having at least one image element wherein movement of the at least one image element during a measurement period provides image data to calculate structural object strain and/or structural object displacement.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for testing an electromechanical systems (EMS) device. In one aspect, a laser is directed at a driven EMS device, and the reflected light pattern is analyzed to provide information regarding the characteristics of the driven EMS device. In some aspects, the reflected light pattern is analyzed to determine a resonant frequency of the EMS device or the damping forces acting on the EMS device. The resonant frequency can then be used to determine stresses within the EMS device, or pressure or temperature within a device package encapsulating the EMS device.
Abstract:
An apparatus for measuring internal stress of a membrane formed in a reticle, including a temperature adjustment device configured to change a temperature of the membrane from a first temperature to a second temperature; a resonance frequency finding device configured to find a first resonance frequency of the membrane at the first temperature and a second resonance frequency of the membrane at the second temperature; and a stress calculating device configured to calculate the internal stress based on the first and second resonance frequencies.
Abstract:
In a stress measuring, system sensor driving power and a signal sensed by a sensor are transmitted and received in the form of a light pulse signal to thereby improve a noise resistant property as well as a measuring accuracy and reliability. The stress measuring system includes a sensor head disposed at a sensing location and a measuring device disposed at a location remote from the sensing location. The sensor head includes a sensor having a sensing section for sensing a change in stress as a change in the natural frequency of an oscillation string, an output section for outputting a light pulse sensing signal corresponding to the natural frequency sensed by the sensing section and a driving section for causing oscillation at the natural frequency of the oscillation system of the sensing section in response to a driving light pulse signal. The measuring device includes a measuring section for measuring the stress based on the frequency of the light pulse sensing signal and a creating section for creating the driving light pulse signal having the frequency following a change in the natural frequency based on the light pulse sensing signal. The sensor head is connected to the measuring device through optical fibers for transmitting at least the light pulse sensing signal and the driving light pulse signal.