Research Article

Rapid and Reliable Calibration of Laser Beam Deflection System for Microcantilever-Based Sensor Setups

Table 1

Manufacturer specifications of the cantilevers used for calibration factor measurement.

SpecificationsMikromasch CSC38/AIBS “B”NTMDT CSCS12 “E”
MinTypicalMaxMinTypicalMax

Length (l) μm350350
Width (w) μm3535
Thickness, μm0.71.01.30.91.01.1
Resonant frequency (kHz)7101481012
Force constant (N/m)0.010.030.080.020.030.04