A Study of Fabry-Perot Optical MEMS Pressure Senor

The optical MEMS pressure sensor with a planar and mesa membrane is presented. The operating principle of the MEMS pressure sensor is expatiated by the Fabry-Parot (F-P) interference and the relation between deflection and pressure is analyzed. The fabrication of each diaphragm is described. A phase demodulation method based on a Fourier transformation is explored, which can reduce errors resulting from intensity variations of a light source. Experimental results demonstrate that the sensor has reasonable linearity, sensitivity, and a wide pressure measurement range.