title: Fabrication, characterization, and simulation of a cantilever-based airflow sensor integrated with optical fiber.
abstract: In this paper, we present the fabrication and packaging of a cantilever-based airflow sensor integrated with optical fiber. The sensor consists of a micro Fabry-Perot (FP) cavity including a fiber and a micro cantilever that is fabricated using the photolithography method. Airflow causes a small deflection of the micro cantilever and changes the cavity length of the FP, which makes the fringe shift. The pressure distribution and velocity streamlines across the cantilever resulted from the airflow in the channel have been simulated by the finite element method. The experimental results demonstrate that the sensor has a linear sensitivity of 190 [fringe shift (pm)] per (l/min) and a minimum detectable airflow change of 0.05 (l/min).
authors.affiliation: Laser & Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran 1983963113, Iran.
authors.forename: M Sadegh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cheri
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Latifi
authors.forename: F Beygi Azar
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Aghbolagh
authors.forename: O R Ranjbar
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Naeini
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taghavi
authors.forename: Mohammadamir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghaderi
mesh_terms: D000392:Air Movements; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007368:Interferometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009038:Motion; D012212:Rheology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014159:Transducers