Optical fiber fabry-perot pressure sensor machined by Nd:YAG laser

Through laser ablation process, a diaphragm with mesa structure is fabricated successfully in silicon wafer with Nd:YAG laser machining system. Then the silicon diaphragm is used to make optical fiber Fabry-Perot pressure sensor. The pressure sensing experiment showed the sensor had a good linear response with sensitivity 10.6 nm/kPa at the range 40-240 kPa.