Fabrication method of quartz glass ring resonator using sacrificial support structure

Abstract

In this paper, a novel method to fabricate quartz glass electromagnetically actuated ring resonator for gyroscope application is presented. Sacrificial supporting structures were employed for the fabrication. The fabricated device was electromagnetically driven at resonance, with the resonant frequency of 42 KHz. The Q-factor at the atmospheric pressure was about 142. The frequency difference between primary and secondary mode was 681 Hz.