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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Laurent Duraffourg, Voiron, FR;
Philippe Andreucci, Moirans, FR;
Inventors:
Laurent Duraffourg, Voiron, FR;
Philippe Andreucci, Moirans, FR;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01H 13/00 (2006.01); G01K 11/26 (2006.01); G01J 5/28 (2006.01); G01J 5/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/40 (2006.01); G01J 5/44 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/28 (2013.01); G01J 5/02 (2013.01); G01J 5/023 (2013.01); G01J 5/40 (2013.01); G01J 5/44 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bolometer including: at least one electromechanical microsystem or nanosystem, the microsystem or nanosystem including a support and a mobile mass hung from beams above the support, the mobile mass forming an absorber of optical flux; actuation electrodes configured to set the mobile mass in vibration and arranged laterally relative to the mobile mass; and detection electrodes to detect variation in vibration frequency of the mobile mass arranged laterally relative to the mobile mass.