Oscillating wave displacement sensor using the enhanced Goos–Hänchen effect in a symmetrical metal-cladding optical waveguide

Abstract

An oscillating wave displacement sensor based on the enhanced Goos-Hänchen (G-H) effect in a symmetrical metal-cladding optical waveguide is proposed. Since the detected signal is irrelevant to the power fluctuation of the incident light and the magnitude of the G-H shift is enhanced to hundreds of micrometers, a 40 pm resolution is demonstrated in our experiment without employing any complicated optical equipment and servo techniques.