3D free space thermally actuated micromirror device
| Autor: | Janak Singh, Saxon Liw, Terence Gan, Ajay Agarwal, Mohanraj |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Microelectromechanical systems
Micromirror device Cantilever Materials science Fabrication business.industry Analogue switch Metals and Alloys Bimorph Condensed Matter Physics Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Optics Light beam Wafer Electrical and Electronic Engineering business Instrumentation |
| Zdroj: | Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. :468-475 |
| ISSN: | 0924-4247 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sna.2005.02.037 |
| Popis: | A thermally actuated free space single crystal silicon micromirror device has been developed using one wafer low cost fabrication process. The device consists of a central mirror plate symmetrically joined with four thermal bimorph actuators through flexural springs. All the structural components of the device are fabricated in single crystal silicon using bulk silicon micromachining technology. Composite cantilevers of single crystal silicon, silicon dioxide, and aluminum are used as bimorph thermal actuators. This is an analogue micromirror device, which operates very accurately within an angular range for steering light beam in free space. The micromirror was demonstrated to achieve up to 10° repeatable angular deflection, 8–13 ms thermal response time, and 29 cm radius of curvature. The device was operated continuously for 100 million switching cycles at 40 Hz; no change in performance was observed which shows a good structural reliability. The target application area is optical communication networks; however, the device is equally useful for other scanning type of applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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