Development of a miniaturized optical viscosity sensor with an optical surface tracking system

H. Abe; R. Nagamachi; Y. Taguchi; Y. Nagasaka

doi:10.1117/12.841739

16 February 2010 Development of a miniaturized optical viscosity sensor with an optical surface tracking system

H. Abe, R. Nagamachi, Y. Taguchi, Y. Nagasaka

Proceedings Volume 7594, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems IX; 75940L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841739
Event: SPIE MOEMS-MEMS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A new viscosity sensor enabling non-contact measurement at high speed, with less sample volume and high stability is required in a broad field. For example, in the industrial field, process control by real time monitoring of viscosity can enhance the quality of coating films and the process yield such as conductive films and optical films. Therefore, we have developed a new miniaturized optical viscosity sensor, namely MOVS (Miniaturized Optical Viscosity Sensor), based on a laser-induced capillary wave (LiCW) method which can meet the requirements above. In the MOVS, viscosity is estimated by observing the damping oscillation of LiCW, which is generated by an interference of two excitation laser beams on a liquid surface. By irradiating a probing laser on LiCW, a first order diffracted beam containing information of sample viscosity, is generated. The intensity of the reflected beam is utilized to control the distance between liquid-level and the sensor. The newly integrated optical surface tracking system makes possible the stable viscosity measurement in the presence of disturbance such as evaporation and external vibration. MOVS consists of five U-grooves fabricated by MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) process to possess the optical fibers (photonic crystal fibers and fusion-spliced lensed fibers). In this study, by integrating the optical surface tracking system on the chip, nanosecond order damping oscillation of LiCW is successfully observed in the presence of external forced vibration, high speed evaporation (speed of 1 micrometer per second) and drying process of a liquid film (thickness of hundreds micrometer order).

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H. Abe, R. Nagamachi, Y. Taguchi, and Y. Nagasaka "Development of a miniaturized optical viscosity sensor with an optical surface tracking system", Proc. SPIE 7594, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems IX, 75940L (16 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841739

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Sensors

Liquids

Optical tracking

Optical fibers

Signal detection

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