title: High-sensitivity fiber-optic accelerometer.
abstract: We describe a novel accelerometer in which the sensing element is a weighted diaphragm. The displacement of the diaphragm produced by acceleration is measured using a miniature hemispherical air-spaced Fabry-Perot interferometer, of which one mirror is mounted on the diaphragm. The interferometer is illuminated by a diode laser and addressed through a monomode optical fiber.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gerges
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Newson
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jackson