Optical device comprising a cantilever and method of fabrication and use thereof
CA 2631179 C · Owner: Deladi, Szabolcs · Inventors: Iannuzzi, Davide; Elwenspoek, Michael Curt; Deladi, Szabolcs
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The present invention provides an optical device comprising an optical fiber , and a cantilever that is arranged on an end of the optical fiber; The cantilever may be an integral part of the optical fiber and may have a length , that is substantially equal to a diameter of the optical fiber. Measurement means for measuring a displacement of the cantilever are connected to an opposite end of the, optical fiber. A method of measuring a displacement using the optical device comprises the steps of: - arranging measurement means comprising a light source, on an opposite end of the optical fiber; - using the light source to send a beam of light into the optical fiber; - measuring the …
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- Filed November 28, 2005 and granted April 1, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 28, 2025.
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