FLUID SENSOR FOR DETECTING A TARGET FLUID
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4407299A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-31

    申请号:EP23153376.1

    申请日:2023-01-26

    Abstract: A fluid sensor (100) for detecting a target fluid (TF; TF1, TF2) comprises a plurality of thermal radiation emitters (10-1, ..., 10-#) for emitting a broadband thermal radiation (R), a waveguide structure (20) configured to guide the emitted thermal radiation (R) emitted from the plurality of thermal radiation emitters (10-1, ..., 10-#), wherein the guided thermal radiation (R) comprises an evanescent field component for interacting with the surrounding atmosphere comprising the target fluid (TF), an optical filter structure (30) coupled to the waveguide structure (20), wherein the optical filter structure (30) is configured to filter the broadband thermal radiation (R) emitted by the thermal radiation emitters (10-1, ..., 10-#) and to provide a filtered thermal radiation (RF) having a center wavelength (λ0), a thermal radiation detector (40) configured to provide a detector output signal (SOUT) based on a radiation strength of the filtered thermal radiation (RF) received from the waveguide structure (20), and an actuation device (50) for connecting the plurality of thermal radiation emitters (10-1, ..., 10-#) with a power source (60) for providing the thermal radiation emitters (10-1, ..., 10-#) in an actuated condition with electric energy so that the plurality of thermal radiation emitters (10-1, ..., 10-#) has an operating temperature between 400 to 1300 K.

    MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE WITH PERFORATED MEMBRANE

    公开(公告)号:EP3851848A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-21

    申请号:EP20152726.4

    申请日:2020-01-20

    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a micromechanical device (100) and a method for manufacturing the same. The micromechanical device (100) may comprise a membrane structure (110) suspended on a substrate (102). The membrane structure (110) may comprise a perforated gas permeable membrane (120) comprising a plurality of perforations (130), and a reinforcement structure (140) being coupled with the perforated membrane (120) for stiffening the perforated membrane (120) and/or for increasing the mechanical stability of the perforated membrane (120) in order to attenuate an oscillation of the perforated membrane (120).

    MEMS DEVICE WITH A STRESS DECOUPLING STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:EP4371931A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-22

    申请号:EP22208533.4

    申请日:2022-11-21

    CPC classification number: B81B3/0072 B81B3/0078

    Abstract: A MEMS device (100) comprising a suspended membrane structure (110) having an inner membrane section (112) and an outer membrane section (114) is presented. The outer membrane section (114) surrounds the inner membrane section (112), The membrane structure (110) comprises an elastically deformable spring structure (116) in the outer membrane section (114), wherein the spring structure (116) is arranged to convert a thermal-induced compressive stress in the suspended membrane structure (110) into a spring displacement.

    RADIATION SOURCE AND GAS SENSOR USING THE RADIATION SOURCE

    公开(公告)号:EP3859308A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-04

    申请号:EP20154153.9

    申请日:2020-01-28

    Abstract: A radiation source (10) for obliquely launching a narrowband electromagnetic radiation (11) into a cavity (12), comprises an emitter structure (14) having a main radiation emission region (14-1) for emitting the narrowband electromagnetic radiation (11), wherein the emitter structure (14) is optically coupled to the cavity (12), and a layer element (18) coupled to the main radiation emission region (14-1) of the emitter structure (14), wherein the layer element (18) comprises a radiation deflection (distortion) structure (20) configured for deflecting the radiation emission characteristic of the emitter structure (14) with respect to the surface normal of the main radiation emission region (14-1) of the emitter structure (14).

    MEMS GAS SENSOR
    8.
    发明公开
    MEMS GAS SENSOR 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3715842A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-30

    申请号:EP19165331.0

    申请日:2019-03-26

    Inventor: TUMPOLD, David

    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a MEMS gas sensor (10) comprising, inter alia, a photoa-coustic sensor (10) comprising a thermal emitter (16) and an acoustic transducer (17), the thermal emitter (16) and the acoustic transducer (17) being arranged inside a mutual measurement cavity (18). The thermal emitter (16) comprises a semiconductor substrate (11) and a heating structure (12) supported by the semiconductor substrate (11). The heating structure (12) includes a heating element (13). The MEMS gas sensor (10) further comprises a chemical sensor (14) thermally coupled to the heating element (13), and the chemical sensor (14) including a gas adsorbing layer (15).

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