Chapter 7 : OLCR based picometer vibration sensor

This chapter presents the paper (in preparation) about the development of a new OLCR based fiber optical vibration sensor for SNOM (Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy) applications. This work has been conducted in collaboration with the SNOM group of the Applied Optics Institute (EPFL), in particular with Dr. Omar Sqalli.

The developed sensor exhibits remarkable potentials due to the very high sensitivity and the relative immunity against small air and vibrations perturbations.