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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:

University of Western Australia, Perth, W. Australia, AU;

Inventors:

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;

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Perth, Western Australia, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/77 (2006.01); G01N 29/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/036 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/7746 (2013.01); G01N 29/022 (2013.01); G01N 29/036 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0255 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0256 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0427 (2013.01); G01N 29/2418 (2013.01);
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.


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