title: Theoretical and experimental demonstrations of a microfiber-based flexural disc accelerometer.
abstract: The proof-of-concept demonstration of a microfiber-based flexural disc accelerometer is presented. The reduced microfiber size and bending radii give rise to high device compactness and responsivity. A flexural disc accelerometer manufactured from a 10 mm long microfiber showed a performance of ~2.2 rad/g, with the responsivity expected to increase proportionally with the microfiber length.
authors.affiliation: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. gyc1g09@orc.soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Newson