Optomechanical Accelerometers for Geodesy
Abstract
We present a novel optomechanical inertial sensor for low-frequency applications and corresponding acceleration measurements. This sensor has a resonant frequency of 4.715 (1) Hz, a mechanical quality factor of 4.76(3) × 105, a test mass of 2.6 g, and a projected noise floor of approximately 5 × 10−11 ms−2/Hz at 1 Hz. Such performance, together with its small size, low weight, reduced power consumption, and low susceptibility to environmental variables such as magnetic field or drag conditions makes it an attractive technology for future space geodesy missions. In this paper, we present an experimental demonstration of low-frequency ground seismic noise detection by direct comparison with a commercial seismometer, and data analysis algorithms for the identification, characterization, and correction of several noise sources.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 03, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.3390/rs14174389
Entities
People
- A. Nelson
- Adam Hines
- Felipe Guzman
- Guillermo Valdes
- Jeremiah Stoddart
- Josep Sanjuan
- Yanqi Zhang
Organizations
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- National Science Foundation