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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Applicant:
George Papadopoulos, Nesconset, NY (US);
Inventor:
George Papadopoulos, Nesconset, NY (US);
Assignee:
Orbital ATK, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/14 (2006.01); G02B 27/42 (2006.01); H01L 31/0203 (2014.01); G01F 1/66 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); G01N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0203 (2013.01); G01F 1/661 (2013.01); H01L 31/02325 (2013.01); G01N 2011/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical sensor comprising a light source; a sensor substrate, arranged to receive a force to be detected, the sensor substrate including an interference pattern generator, optically coupled to the light source for receiving light from the light source, and generating an interference pattern, and a detector, optically coupled to the sensor substrate for receiving the interference pattern and providing a signal which can be used to determine the force applied to the sensor substrate.