Project description Photonic components and subsystems Show the project objective Hide the project objective High-sensitivity gas sensors measure the presence of trace gases. They have a wide range of applications. Finnish SME Gasera has recently developed a MEMS-based mechanism for detecting the pressure waves created in photo-acoustic cells. This innovation can be used to realize infrared gas sensors of extreme sensitivity. Instead of the usual microphone (membrane with capacitive readout) the Gasera cell contains a "free-standing" silicon cantilever. The mechanical movement of the free end of the cantilever is 100x larger than the centre of a fixed membrane. Furthermore, the movement of the cantilever is detected interferometrically not capacitively. The resulting improvement in sensitivity by these innovations is about three orders of magnitude over the prior art. Three international patent applications are pending. Whereas other optical gas detection methods can not be miniaturized because of the long optical pathlengths needed for high sensitivity, theoretical analyses predict that the cantilever PA cell can be miniaturized. The goal is to build and demonstrate a miniaturised sensor sub-system that achieves two or three orders of magnitude better sensitivity (on sub-ppm level!) than other optical measurement methods could achieve at similar package volume. A much lower cost and wider temperature range of operation are also predicted.Keywordsphoto-acoustic, gas detection; high sensitivity; cantilever interferometric readout Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.3.5 - Photonic components and subsystems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT EU contribution € 590 326,00 Address TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A 02044 VTT ESPOO Finland See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Eija Hyvönen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DRAGERWERK AG & CO KGAA Germany EU contribution € 47 781,00 Address MOISLINGER ALLEE 53-55 23558 Lubeck See on map Region Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Livio Fornasiero (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data TURUN YLIOPISTO Finland EU contribution € 218 000,00 Address YLIOPISTONMAKI 20014 Turku See on map Region Manner-Suomi Etelä-Suomi Varsinais-Suomi Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Tom Kuusela (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GASERA OY Finland EU contribution € 336 042,00 Address LEMMINKAISENATU 59 20520 TURKU See on map Region Manner-Suomi Etelä-Suomi Varsinais-Suomi Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Juha-Pekka Kotro (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI SPA Italy EU contribution € 129 823,00 Address VIA TIBURTINA 1231 00131 ROMA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Vincenzo Amato (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DOBLE TRANSINOR AS Norway EU contribution € 59 944,00 Address SORGENFRIVEIEN 9 7037 TRONDHEIM See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Vegard Larsen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data HONEYWELL ROMANIA SRL Participation ended Romania EU contribution € 0,00 Address CALEA FLOREASCA ETAJ 1 CORPUL A1 A2 ETAJ 2 CORPUL A2 SECTOR 14462 BUCURESTI See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nicolae Varachiu (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data IOFFE PHYSICO-TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Russia EU contribution € 218 680,00 Address 26 Polytekhnicheskaya 194021 ST PETERSBURG See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Boris Matveev (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data QINETIQ LIMITED Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution € 249 404,00 Address CODY TECHNOLOGY PARK IVELY ROAD GU14 0LX Farnborough See on map Region South East (England) Hampshire and Isle of Wight North Hampshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John Betterton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data