Patent ID: 7173714
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: B82Y,G01N,G02B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for parallel detection of the behaviour of mechanical micro-oscillators, comprising: a support ( a multichannel detector ( a plural number of mechanical micro-oscillators ( an optical means for measuring an amplitude and a phase of oscillations produced by the micro-oscillators ( i) a periodic luminous source ( ii) operatively connected to an output of the luminous source, to receive the incident luminous beam ( a) a means for producing, from the incident luminous beam ( b) a means for splitting said reflected and modulated luminous beams into separate polarized beams ( iii) an interference means operatively connected to a) the means for producing reflected and modulated luminous beams and b) the outputs of the micro-oscillators ( the multichannel detector ( i) plural channels equal in number to at least the plural number of micro-oscillators, ii) a means for periodical displacement of the micro-oscillators ( iii) a means to vary the value of the period of the luminous source and to integrate plural elementary measures to obtain a representative measurement for each value of the period, and iv) a computer (