A micro-optical fiber tip based sensor system for pressure, acceleration,
and pressure gradient measurements in a wide bandwidth, the design of
which allows for multiplexity of the input side of the system is based on
micro-electromechanical fabrication techniques. The optical portion of
the system is based on low coherence fiber-optic interferometry
techniques which has a sensor Fabry-Perot interferometer and a read-out
interferometer combination that allows a high dynamic range and low
sensitivity to the wavelength fluctuation of the light source. A phase
modulation and demodulation scheme takes advantage of the Integrated
Optical Circuit phase modulator and multi-step phase-stepping algorithm
for providing high frequency and real time phase signal demodulation. The
system includes fiber tip based Fabry-Perot sensors each of which has a
diaphragm that is used as a transducer.