Professor Michael Kraft: Publications

2010

Ding, H., Liu, X., Cui, J., Chi, X., Lin, L., Kraft, M., Yang, Z. and Yan, G. (2010) A high resolution silicon-on-glass Z Axis Gyroscope Operating at Atmospheric Pressure. IEEE Sensors Journal, 10 (6). pp. 1066-1074. ISSN 1530 - 437X

Luo, J., Rapisarda, P. and Kraft, M. (2010) Dynamics-level Design for Discrete- and Continuous-Time Band-pass Sigma-Delta-Modulators for Micro-machined Accelerometers. In: MTNS 2010, July 5-9, 2010, Budapest, Hungary.

Qiao, X., Gao, N., Moktadir, Z., Michael, K. and Starvink, M. J. (2010) Fabrication of MEMS components using ultra fine grained aluminium. J. Micromech.Microeng, 20 (4). 045029.

Sewell, R. J., Dingjan, J., Baumgärtner, F., Llorente-García, I., Eriksson, S., Hinds, E. A., Lewis, G., Srinivasan, P., Moktadir, Z., Gollasch, C. O. and Kraft, M. (2010) Atom chip for BEC interferometry. J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys, 43 . 051003.

2009

Gong, W. D., Mowlem, M., Kraft, M. and Morgan, H. (2009) A Simple, Low-Cost Double Beam Spectrophotometer for Colorimetric
Detection of Nitrite in Seawater. IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, 9 . pp. 862-869.

Gong, W., Mowlem, M., Kraft, M. and Morgan, H. (2009) A simple low cost double beam spectrophotometer for colorimetric detection of nitrite in seawater. IEEE Sensors Journal, 9 (7). pp. 862-869. ISSN 1530 437X

Grubisic, A. N., Gabriel, S. B., Jiang, L., Cranny, A., Kraft, M. and White, N. (2009) On-a-chip microdischarge thruster arrays inspired by photonic device technology for plasma television. Technical Report Ariadna 07/3108, Advanced Concepts Team, European Space Agency.

Kraft, M. and Ding, H. T. (2009) Sigma-delta Modulator Based Control Systems for MEMS Gyroscopes. 2009 4TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANO/MICRO ENGINEERED AND MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, VOLS 1 AND 2 . pp. 41-46.

Kraft, M. (2009) A new design methodology for electro-mechanical Sigma-Delta-Modulators. 2009 4th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2009) . 881-4|xxxvi+1119.

Lewis, G. N., Moktadir, Z., Gollasch, C., Kraft, M., Pollock, S., Ramirez-Martinez, F., Ashmore, J. P., Laliotis, A., Trupke, M. and Hinds, E. A. (2009) Fabrication of Magnetooptical Atom Traps on a Chip. IEEE Journal of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, 18 (2). 347 -353 .

Shakoor, R. I., Bazaz, S. A., Kraft, M., Lai, Y. J. and ul Hassan, M. M. (2009) Thermal Actuation Based 3-DoF Non-Resonant Microgyroscope Using
MetalMUMPs. SENSORS, 9 . pp. 2389-2414.

2008

Lewis, G., Moktadir, Z., Kraft, M. and Jiang, L. (2008) Resistivity percolation of co-sputtered amorphous Si/Ti films. Materials Letters, 63 (2). pp. 215-217.

Damrongsak, B., Kraft, M., Rajgopal, S. and Mehregany, M. (2008) Design and fabrication of a micromachined electrostatically suspended
gyroscope. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNALOF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 222 . pp. 53-63.

Dong, Y., Kraft, M., Hedenstierna, N. and Redman-White, W. (2008) Microgyroscope control system using a high-order band-pass
continuous-time sigma-delta modulator. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 145 . pp. 299-305.

Gong, W. D., Mowlem, M., Kraft, M. and Morgan, H. (2008) Oceanographic Sensor for in-situ temperature and conductivity monitoring. OCEANS 2008 - MTS/IEEE KOBE TECHNO-OCEAN, VOLS 1-3 . pp. 42-47.

Moktadir, Z., Kraft, M. and Winsink, H. (2008) Multifractal properties of Pyrex and silicon surfaces blasted with sharp particles. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications , 387 . pp. 2083-2090.

Taberham, A., Kraft, M., Mowlem , M. and Morgan, H. (2008) Fabrication of Lab-on-Chip devices from Fluoropolymers. J Micromech. Microeng., 18 (6). 0604011 .

2007

Dong, Y., Kraft, M. and Redman-White, W. (2007) Micromachined vibratory gyroscopes controlled by a high order band-pass sigma delta modulator. IEEE Sensors Journal, 7 (1). pp. 59-69.

Jiang, L., Pandraud, G., French, P. J., Spearing, S. M. and Kraft, M. (2007) A novel method for nanoprecision alignment in wafer bonding applications. J.Micromech Microeng, 17 (7). S61-S67.

Moktadir, Z., Darquie, B., Kraft, M. and Hinds, E. A. (2007) The effect of self-affine fractal roughness of wires on
atom chips. Journal of Modern Optics (54:13). pp. 2149-2160.

Sun, D., Dong, W., Liu, C., Wang, G., Chen, W. and Kraft, M. (2007) Characteristic analysis on dynamic response of a micro-actuator. Journal of Microsystem Technologies, 13 (1).

Taberham, A., Mowlem, M., Kraft, M. and Morgan, H. (2007) Fabrication of Lab on Chip devices from fluoropolymers. In: Proc. Micromechanics Europe, September 2007, Guimaraes, Portugal.

2006

Dong, Y., Kraft, M. and Redman-White, W. (2006) Force feedback linearization for higher-order electromechanical sigma-delta modulators. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 16 . pp. 54-60.

Mowlem, M., Holmes, D., Benazzi, G., Morgan, H., Kraft, M., Taberham, A., Chavagnac, V., Hass, C., Statham, P. and Burkhill, P. (2006) Micro system technology for marine measurement. In: Oceans'06 MTS/IEEE-Boston,, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts .

Trupke, M., Ramirez-Martinez, F., Curtis, E. A., Ashmore, J. P., Eriksson, S., Hinds, E. A., Moktadir, Z., Gollasch, C., Kraft, M., Vijaya Prakash, G. and Baumberg, J. J. (2006) Pyramidal micromirrors for microsystems and atom chips. Applied Physics Letters, 88 (071116).

2005

Dong, Y., Kraft, M. and Gollasch, C. O. (2005) A high performance accelerometer with fifth order sigma delta modulator. J Micromech Microeng, 15 . pp. 1-8. (In Press)

Koukharenka, A., Kraft, M., Ensell, G. and Hollinshead, N. (2005) A comparative study of four thick photoresists for MEMS applications. Journal Material Science:Materials in Electronics, 16 (11-12). pp. 741-747.

Koukharenko, E., Kraft, M., Ensell, G. and Hollinshead, N. (2005) Comparative study of different thick photoresists for MEMS applications Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 16 pp. 741– 747. Comparative study of different thick photoresists for MEMS applications Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , 16 . pp. 741-747.

Moktadir, Z. and Kraft, M. (2005) Analytical model of micromachining of brittle materials with sharp particles. Microelectronics Journal, 36 (3-6). pp. 608-611.

Moktadir, Z. and Kraft, M. (2005) Wavelet analysis of coarsening during unstable MBE growth. Microelectronics Journal, 36 (Issues). pp. 601-604.

Trupke , M., Hinds, E. A., Eriksson, S., Moktadir, Z., Kukharenka, E. and Kraft, M. (2005) Microfabricated high-finesse optical cavity with open access and small volume, Applied Physics Letters 87, pp. 211106. Microfabricated high-finesse optical cavity with open access and small volume, Applied Physics Letters , 87 . p. 211106.

2004

Beeby, S., Ensell, G., Kraft, M. and White, N. (2004) MEMS Mechanical Sensors. Microelectromechanical systems series Artech House, Inc. ISBN 1-58053-536-4

Dong, Y., Kraft, M. and Redman-White, W. (2004) High order noise shaping filters for high performance inertial sensors. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (submitted not accepted or published) . (Unpublished)

Dong, Y. and Kraft, M. (2004) Simulation of micromachined inertial sensors with higher-order single loop sigma-delta modulators. In: Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems (MSM), Mai 2004, Boston, USA. pp. 414-417.

Dong, Y., Kraft, M. and Gollasch, C. (2004) A High performance accelerometer with fifth-order Sigma-Delta Modulator. In: 15th MicroMechanics Europe Workshop, 5 - 7 September 2004, Leuven Belgium. pp. 41-44.

Gindila, M., Kraft, M., Houlihan, R. and Redman White, W. (2004) Sigma-delta interface for a three axis levitated disc accelerometer. Sensors and Actuators (submitted not accepted or published) . (Unpublished)

Gindila, M. V., Kraft, M., Houlihan, R. and Redman-White, W. (2004) Solid-State Electronic Interface For A Levitated Disc Accelerometer. In: Eurosensors XVII, 13th-15th September 2004, Rome, Italy.

Gollasch, C. O., Moktadir, Z., Koukharenko, E., Kraft, M., Bagnall, D., Eriksson, S., Trupke, M. and Hinds, E. A. (2004) Integration of a two-dimensional electrostatic actuator in a new generation of atom chips. In: Eurosensors XVIII, 13 - 15 September 2004, Rome, Italy.

Gollasch, C. O., Moktadir, Z., Kraft, M., Bagnall, D., Trupke, M., Eriksson, S. and Hinds, E. A. (2004) A three dimensional electrostatic actuator with a locking mechanism for microcavities on atom chips. In: 15th MicroMechanics Europe Workshop, 5 - 7 September 2004, Leuven Belgium. pp. 33-36.

Gollasch, C. O., Moktadir, Z., Kraft, M., Bagnall, D., Trupke, M., Eriksson, S. and Hinds, E. A. (2004) A three-dimensional electrostatic actuator with a locking mechanism for a new generation of atom chips. Journal of Micromachanics and Microengineering, 15 (7). S39-S46.

Haas, C. H. and Kraft, M. (2004) Modelling and analysis of a MEMS approach to dc voltage step-up conversion. Journal of Micromech Microengineering, 14, No . S114-S122.

Houliham, R. and Kraft, M. (2004) Finge Capacitance Models for MEMS Devices. In: 15th MicroMechanics Europe Workshop, September 2004, Leuven Belgium. pp. 70-75.

Houlihan, R. and Kraft, M. (2004) Modelling squeeze film effects in a MEMS accelerometer with levitated proof mass. Journal of Micromech Microeng, 15 (5). pp. 803-902.

Kham, M. N., Houlihan, R. and Kraft, M. (2004) Design and Simulation of a Mechanical Amplifier for Inertial Sensing Applications. In: 6th Conference on Modelling and Simulation of Microsystems, April 2004, Boston. pp. 343-346.

Kiang, K. S., Houlihan, R., Gindila, M., Damrongsak, B. and Kraft, M. (2004) Design and Simulation of a spring-less micro switch. In: 15th MicroMechanics Europe Workshop, 5 - 7 September 2004, Leuven Belgium. pp. 57-60.

Koukharenko , E., Kraft, M., Abdelsalam, M., Bagnall, D. M., Vale, C., Jones, M. and Hinds, E. A. (2004) Microfabrication of gold wires for atom guides. Sensors and Actuators A 115 pp. 600-607. Microfabrication of gold wires for atom guides. Sensors and Actuators A 115 pp. 600-607., A115 . pp. 600-607.

Kukharenka, E., Kraft, M. and Hollinshead, N. (2004) Realisation of electroplating moulds with different thick photoresists for MEMS applications. In: Eurosensors XIV Conference, September 15-18, 2002, Prague, Czech Republic. pp. 103-104.

Kukharenka, E., Moktadir, Z., Kraft, M., Abdelsalam, M. E., Bagnall, D., Vale, C., Jones, M. P. A. and Hinds, E. A. (2004) Microfabrication of gold wires for atom guides. Sensors and Actuator, A, 115 . pp. 600-6007.

Moktadir, Z., Kukharenka, A., Kraft, M., Bagnall, D., Jones, M., Powell, M. and Hinds, E. (2004) Etching techniques for the realisation of optical micro-cavities on silicon for atom traps. Journal of Miromechanical Microengineering, 14 (9). S82-S85.

Moktadir, Z., Prakash, G. V., Koukharenko, E., Gollasch, C., Bagnall, D., Kraft, M., Hinds, E. and Baumberg, J. (2004) Fabrication of miromirrors with pyramidal shape using anisotropic etching of silicon with KOH. In: Proceedings CLEO/IQEC 2004, 2004, San Francisco, California, USA.

Mokthari, M. E. and Kraft, M. (2004) Advanced Control Systems for MEMS capacitive sensing accelerometers. Micromechanical Microengineering. (Unpublished)

Stefanou, S., Hamel, J., Baine, P., Armstrong, M., Gamble, H., Kraft, M. and Kemhadjian, H. A. (2004) Ultra low silicon substrate noise crosstalk using metal Faraday cages in a silicon-on-insulator technology. IEEE Transactions on electron Devices, 51 No. . pp. 486-491.

Stefanou, S., Hamel, J., Baine, P., Baine, M., Armstrong, B. M., Gamble, H. S., Kraft, M. and Kemhadjian, H. (2004) Ultra low silicon substrate noise crosstalk using metal Faraday cages in a silicon-on-insulator technology. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 51 . pp. 486-491.

Sun, D. M., Dong, W., Guo, W. B., Liu, C. X., Wang, G. D., Yan, X., Xu, B. K., Chen, W. Y. and Kraft, M. (2004) Study on actuating voltage and switching time of a MOEMS optical switch. Journal of Optics and Laser Technology (Accepted not published) . (Unpublished)

2003

Gindila, M. V. and Kraft, M. (2003) Electronics interface design for an electrically floating micro-disc. J Micromech Microeng, 13 . S1-S5.

Haas, C. and Kraft, M. (2003) Modelling And Analysis Of A MEMS Approach To DC Voltage Step Up Conversion. In: 14th Micromechanics Europe Workshop, 2-4 November 2003, Delft, The Netherlands. pp. 235-238.

Houlihan, R., Koukharenko, E., Sehr, H. and Kraft, M. (2003) Optimisation, Design and Fabrication of a Novel Accelerometer. In: IEEE International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers'03), 8-12 June, 2003, Boston, MA, USA. pp. 1403-1406.

Kukharenka, A., Farooqui, M., Grigore, L., Kraft, M. and Hollinshead, N. (2003) Electroplating moulds using dry film thick negative photoresist. Micromech Microeng, 13 . S67-S74.

Kukharenka, E. and Kraft, M. (2003) Realisation of electroplating moulds with thick positive
SPR220-7 photoresist, Journal of Materials science: Materials in Electronics 14 (2003), pp. 319-322. Journal of Materials science: Materials in Electronics, 14 . pp. 319-322.

Kukharenka, E., Moktadir, Z., Kraft, M., Bagnall, D., Vale, C., Jones, M. and Hinds, E. (2003) Microfabrication of gold wires for atom guies. Proceedings Eurosensors XVII Conference . pp. 414-415.

Mokhtari, M. and Kraft, M. (2003) Advanced control systems for MEMS capacitive sensing accelerometers. In: 14th MicroMechanics Europe Workshop, 2-4th November 2003, Delft, The Netherlands. pp. 231-234.

Mokhtari, M. E. and Kraft, M. (2003) Advanced control systemns for MEMS capacitive sensing accelerometers. Proceedings Micromechanics Europe (MME) . pp. 232-234.

Moktadir, Z., Koukharenko, E., Kraft, M., Bagnall, D. M., Jones, M., Powell, H. and Hinds, E. (2003) Etching Techniques for the realisation optical micro-cavities on silicon for atom traps. In: 14th MicroMechanics Europe Workshop, 2-4th November 2003, Delft, The Netherlands. pp. 139-142.

Stefanou, S., Hamel, J., Bain, J. S., Armstrong, M., Gamble, B. M., Kraft, M. and Kemhadjian, H. (2003) Ultra Low silicon substrate noise crosstalk using metal Faraday cages in a silicon-on-insulator technology. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices .

2002

Gindila, M. V. and Kraft, M. (2002) Design of an electronic interface for levitated disk accelerometer. In: Micro-Mechanics Europe, October 2002, Sinaia. pp. 185-188.

Houlihan, R. and Kraft, M. (2002) Modelling of an accelerometer based on a levitated proof mass. Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics, 12 (4). pp. 495-503.

Koukharenka, E. and Kraft, M. (2002) Realisation of electroplating moulds with thick positive
SPR220-7 photoresist. In: , the 4th International Conference on Material for Microelectronics and Nanoengineering, 2002, Finland, ESPOO. pp. 165-168.

Koukharenka, E. and Kraft, M. (2002) Realisation of electroplating moulds with thick positive
SPR220-7 photoresist. In: , the 4th International Conference on Material for Microelectronics and Nanoengineering, 2002, Finland, ESPOO. pp. 165-168.

Kukharenka, E., Farooqui, M. M., Grigore, L. and Kraft, M. (2002) Electroplating moulds using dry film thick negative photoresist. In: MME, 2002, 6-8 Oct. 2002, Sinaia, Romania. pp. 95-98.

Kukharenka,, E. and Kraft, M. (2002) Realisation of electroplating moulds with different thick photoresists for MEMS applications, Eurosensors XIV Conference, September 15-18, Prague, Czech Republic, 2002, pp. 103-104. In: Eurosensors XIV Conference, September 15-18, Prague, Czech Republic. pp. 95-98.

2001

Alavi, F. N., Kraft, M. and King, D. O. (2001) Sensitivity analysis of a high performance accelerometer. In: Micromechanics Europe, 2001, Cork, Ireland. pp. 305-308.

Houlihan, R., Kukharenka, A., Gindila, M. and Kraft, M. (2001) Analysis and design of a capacitive accelerometer based on an electrostatically levitated microdisk. SPIE 2001 Symposium on Micromachining and Microfabrication . pp. 277-286.

Houlihan, R. and Kraft, M. (2001) Modelling of an accelerometer based on a levitated proof mass. In: Micromechanics Europe, 2001, Cork, Ireland. pp. 313-316.

Kraft, M. and Gaura, E. (2001) Intelligent control for a micromachined tunneling accelerometer. In: International MEMS Workshop, Singapore. pp. 738-742.

Kraft, M., Redman-White, W. and Mokhtari, M. E. (2001) Closed loop micromachined sensors wsith higher order SD-Modulators. Proceedings 4th Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems . pp. 104-107.

Kraft, M., Farooqui, M. M. and Evans, A. G. R. (2001) Modelling and design of an electrostatically levitated disc for inertial sensing applications. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 11 .

Niblock, T., Kraft, M. and Sehr, H. (2001) Design criteria for a hybrid nano/photolithography system.

2000

Kraft, M. and Evans, A. G. R. (2000) System level simulation of an electrostatically levitated disk.

Kraft, M., Farooqui, M. M. and Evans, A. G. R. (2000) Modelling and design of an electrostatically levitated disk. Conference on Micromechanics Europe Stockholm, Paper .

M, K. (2000) Micromachined inertial sensors. The state of the art and a look into the future.

Schabmueller, C. G. J., Koch, M., Kraft, M., Evans, A. G. R. and Brunnschweiler, A. (2000) Design and Fabrication of a Self-Aligning Gas/Liquid Micropump.

Sehr, H., Evans, A. G. R., Brunnschweiler, A., Ensell, G. J. and Kraft, M. (2000) A 3-Dimenstional Actuator Based on A novel combination of Thermally actuated Planar and Vertical Bimorphs.

Sehr, H., Evans, A. G. R., Brunnschweiler, A. and Kraft, M. (2000) Design and Fabrication of a Novel Thermally Actuated Vertical Bimorph Scanner for an Integrated AFM DTIP, 2000.

Sehr, H., Evans, A. G. R., Brunnschweiler, A. and Kraft, M. (2000) Theoretical Analyses on a Novel Actuator Based on Thermally Actuated Vertical Bimorphs.

Xuesong, J., Seeger, J. I., Kraft, M. and Boser, B. E. (2000) A Monolithic surface micromachined Z-axis gyroscope with digital output. Symposium on VLSI Circuits . pp. 16-19.

1999

Gaura, E., Kraft, M., Steele, M. and Rider, R. J. (1999) A comparison of approaches for the design of closed-loop micromachined accelerometers. Journal System Science, 25 (4). pp. 48-62.

Gaura, E., Kraft, M., Steele, M. and Rider, R. J. (1999) A comparison of approaches for the design of closed-loop micromachined accelerometers. In: 13th International Conference on Systems Engineering, 1999, Las Vegas. pp. 163-168.

1998

Kraft, M. and Lewis, C. P. (1998) System Level Simulation of a Digital Accelerometer.

Kraft, M., Lewis, C. P. and Hesketh, T. G. (1998) Closed Loop Silicon Accelerometers.

Kraft, M., Lewis, C. P., Hesketh, T. G. and Szymkowiak, S. (1998) A Novel Micromachined Accelerometer Capacitive Interface.

Kraft, M., Lewis, C. P., Hesketh, T. G. and Szymkowiak, S. (1998) A novel micromachined accelerometer capacitive interface.

Lewis, C. P., Hesketh, T. G., Kraft, M. and Florescu, M. (1998) A Digital Pressure Transducer.

1997

Kraft, M. and Lewis, C. P. (1997) A Generic Approach to Closed Loop, Digital Transducers.

Kraft, M., Lewis, C. P. and Hesketh, T. G. (1997) Control System Design Study for a Micromachined Accelerometer.

Kraft, M., Lewis, C. P., Hesketh, T. G. and Szymkowiak, S. (1997) A Novel Micromachined Accelerometer Capacitive Interface.

1996

Kraft, M., Lewis, C. P. and Hesketh, T. G. (1996) Characterisation and Modelling of a Digital Micromachined Accelerometer Int Conf on System Eng.

Kraft, M., Lewis, C. P. and Hesketh, T. G. (1996) Development of a Digital Accelerometer for Low-frequency Structural Vibration Measurement.Proc.MTEC.

Kraft, M., Lewis, C. P., Hesketh, T. G. and Tulmann, J. (1996) Signal Pick-off in Micromachined Accelerometers.

Lewis, C. P., Hesketh, T. G. and Kraft, M. (1996) An Electric Current Transducer for Industrial Use.

Lewis, C. P., Hesketh, T. G. and Kraft, M. (1996) A Low Cost Electric Current Transducer for Industrial Use.

Lewis, C. P. and Kraft, M. (1996) Simulation of a Micromachined Digital Accelerometer in SIMULINK and PSPICE.

Lewis, C. P., Kraft, M. and Hesketh, T. G. (1996) Mathematical Model for a Micromachined Accelerometer.

1995

Lewis, C. P., Kraft, M. and Hesketh, T. G. (1995) Design and Development of a Digital Transducer. In: AEROTECH, 1995, Birmingham.

Lewis, C. P., Kraft, M. and Hesketh, T. G. (1995) Developments in Digital Transducers for Vehicle Control and Telemetric Instrumentation. In: 2nd IFAC Conference on Intelligent Auton. Vehicles, 1995, Helsinki. pp. 32-36.

Lewis, C. P., Kraft, M. and Hesketh, T. G. (1995) A Micromachined, Digital, Closed-loop Accelerometer. In: UNSPECIFIED. pp. 143-149.

1994

Lewis, C. P., Kraft, M. and Hesketh, T. G. (1994) The Development of a Digital Accelerometer. In: 27th ISATA, 1994, Aachen. pp. 873-879.