Researchers make tiny, yet complex fiber optic force sensor

ScienceDaily
Sep 8, 2020, 4:21 pm136 pts
Researchers have developed a tiny fiber optic force sensor that can measure extremely slight forces exerted by small objects. The new light-based sensor overcomes the limitations of force sensors based on micro-electro-mechanical sensors (MEMS) and could be useful for applications from medical systems to…

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