The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C (대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C)

The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (대한전기학회)
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Optical Microphone Incorporating a Dual-Core Multimode Fiber Block and a Reflective Micromirror

반사형 마이크로 미러와 다중모드 광섬유를 이용한 광마이크로폰

  • Published : 2006.05.01
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Abstract

An optical microphone was developed using a dual-core multi-mode fiber block and a membrane type micromirror. The fiber block serves as a compact optical head, and the micromirror as a reflective diaphragm. The micromirror is designed to be suspended through a silicon bar connected t a frame, allowing for displacement induced by acoustic waves. The optical head is implemented by integrating two multi-mode fibers in a single block, and used to transfer light signals between it and the diaphragm. For the assembled microphone, its static characteristics were observed to reveal the operating point defined as the optimum distance between the optical head and the diaphragm. And its dynamic response was tested to exhibit a frequency bandwidth of 3 kHz with the variation of $\sim5dB$.

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