High sensitivity optomechanical reference accelerometer over 10 kHz

作者：Cervantes Felipe Guzman^*; Kumanchik Lee; Pratt Jon; Taylor Jacob M

来源：Applied Physics Letters, 2014, 104(22): 221111.

DOI：10.1063/1.4881936

We present an optically detected mechanical accelerometer that achieves a sensitivity of 100 ng(n)/root Hz over a bandwidth of 10 kHz and is traceable. We have incorporated a Fabry-Perot fiber-optic micro-cavity that is currently capable of measuring the test-mass displacement with sensitivities of 200 am/root Hz, and whose length determination enables traceability to the International System of Units. The compact size and high mQ-product achieved combined with the high sensitivity and simplicity of the implemented optical detection scheme highlight our device and this category of accelerometers, outlining a path for high sensitivity reference acceleration measurements and observations in seismology and gravimetry.

• 出版日期2014-6-2