环形谐振式传感器及其真空气体阻尼特性研究

Vacuum Gas Damping Characteristics of the Ring Resonant Sensor

  • 摘要: 环形谐振式传感器在不同压力下的阻尼损耗存在显著差异,可通过品质因数测量表征压力。介绍了一种环形谐振式传感器,分析了其真空气体阻尼特性并验证了其用于压力测量的可行性。构建了环形谐振式传感器的气体阻尼损耗模型,分析了品质因数损耗来源、谐振器结构尺寸对气体阻尼的影响,设计并加工了基于熔融石英材料的环形谐振式传感器样机,进行了压力测量。测量结果表明,环形谐振式传感器线性测量范围为0.1~130 Pa,分辨力优于0.01 Pa。

     

    Abstract: In modern vacuum technology applications ranging from semiconductor manufacturing to aerospace systems, precise pressure monitoring in the range of 0.1~1000 Pa remains challenging for MEMS type vacuum gauges. Typically, MEMS vacuum gauges are fabricated using monocrystalline silicon processing, which makes the sensors difficult to apply to application scenarios containing fluoride ions. Fused silica is more resistant to fluoride ion etching than monocrystalline silicon and is compatible with the MEMS process, which is expected to be used in a new generation of high-performance sensors. In this paper, a ring resonant sensor is fabricated using fused silica material to address the problem of silicon-based MEMS vacuum sensors susceptible to fluoride ion etching. The difference in the damping loss of the ring sensor at different vacuum pressures makes it possible to determine the vacuum pressure through quality factor measurements. The structure of the ring resonator is described in detail, and the gas damping loss model of the sensor is established. Its vacuum gas damping characteristics are analyzed, and the effects of quality factor loss sources and structural size differences on gas damping and measurement range are thoroughly discussed. A resonant sensor based on fused silica material is designed and fabricated, and the feasibility of vacuum pressure measurement is demonstrated. Measurement results show that the linear measurement range of the ring resonant sensor is 0.1~130 Pa with a resolution better than 0.01 Pa.

     

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