Sensitivity of Miniaturized Photo-elastic Transducer for Small Force Sensing
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The sensitivity of a force sensor based on photo-elastic effect in a monolithic Nd-YAG laser depends strongly on the geometrical shape and dimensions of the laser medium. The theoretical predictions of sensitivity are in good agreement with first results obtained with a plano-concave cylindrical crystal of (4×4) mm and some values reported by other groups. However, for small size of the laser sensor, the developed model predicts sensitivity, about 30 % higher than the values given by available experiments. In this paper, we present experimental results obtained with a force sensor using a miniaturized monolithic cylindrical Nd-YAG laser of dimensions (2×3) mm with suitable optical coatings on its plane end faces. The new result of measurement concerning the sensitivity has allowed us to refine the theoretical model to treat photo-elastic force sensors with small dimensions. Copyright © 2015 IFSA Publishing, S. L.
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