It is shown that the effect of attenuated total internal reflection (ATR) might be used for accelerometer design. Although the ATR -accelerometer will never outdate the conventional piezoelectrical accelerometer, it possesses some obvious advantages: Its performance is not limited by a Curie -Temperature, and since it is a purely optical device, it can be used in electrically noisy surroundings.Preliminary measurements on a prototype design are presented, and the performance with respect to optical, mechanical and thermal properties including noise -limitations are discussed.
It is shown that the effect of attenuated total internal reflection might be suitable for acceleration measurements. A prototype design and preliminary measurements are presented. The performance limitations of the device are discussed.
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