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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
University of Western Australia, Perth, W. Australia, AU;
John Marcel Dell, Bull Creek, AU;
Mariusz Martyniuk, Wattle Grove, AU;
Adrian John Keating, Mt. Hawthorn, AU;
Gino Michael Putrino, Dianella, AU;
Lorenzo Faraone, Mt. Lawley, AU;
Dilusha Silva, Ballajura, AU;
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Perth, Western Australia, AU;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a deflection of a beam, the apparatus comprising a beam having a first side and a second side; and a grating structure positioned adjacent the second side of the beam, the grating structure including an interrogating grating coupler configured to direct light towards the beam; wherein the beam and the interrogating grating coupler form a resonant cavity, and light input to the resonant cavity is modulated according to the deflection of the beam.