FIG. 1. Experimental setup for the transverse load sensor based on a MPF.
FIG. 2. Measured tunable MPF response without transverse load, by controlling the FP-SOA injection current.
FIG. 3. Measured reconfigurable transverse-load measurement accuracy, by controlling the FP-SOA injection current.
FIG. 4. Measured dynamic calibration curve, when the initial FP-SOA injection current is set to 419 mA.
FIG. 5. Measured dynamic calibration for the transverse load sensor, by controlling the FP-SOA injection current.
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