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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bertrand Morbieu, Valence, FR;
Assignee:
Sextant Avionique, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 92 ; 372 98 ; 372109 ; 372 28 ;
Abstract
A sensor is disclosed for detecting a physical magnitude, comprising a mechanical resonator, adapted to be subjected to a mechanical stress representative of the magnitude to be measured, and means for causing the resonator to oscillate and maintaining its oscillations at a resonance frequency representative of the magnitude to be measured, wherein the resonator is made from a solid laser material and said oscillation means comprise means for feeding the laser resonator with a continuous pumping light beam.