@article {1333, title = {Optomechanical reference accelerometer}, journal = {Metrologia}, volume = {52}, year = {2015}, month = {2015/09/08}, pages = {654}, abstract = {

We present an optomechanical accelerometer with high dynamic range, high bandwidth and read-out noise levels below 8 ${\mu}$g/$\sqrt{\mathrm{Hz}}$. The straightforward assembly and low cost of our device make it a prime candidate for on-site reference calibrations and autonomous navigation. We present experimental data taken with a vacuum sealed, portable prototype and deduce the achieved bias stability and scale factor accuracy. Additionally, we present a comprehensive model of the device physics that we use to analyze the fundamental noise sources and accuracy limitations of such devices.

}, doi = {10.1088/0026-1394/52/5/654}, url = {http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0026-1394/52/5/654/meta;jsessionid=C2B417A5CD50B9B57EE14C78E1783802.ip-10-40-1-105}, author = {Oliver Gerberding and Felipe Guzman Cervantes and John Melcher and Jon R. Pratt and J. M. Taylor} }