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Magnetically-driven bi-directional optical microscanner

Hyoung J Cho1 and Chong H Ahn2

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A magnetically-driven bi-directional optical microscanner has been designed, fabricated and characterized. Magnetic and structural modeling and analysis has been applied to the design of the scanner. The micromachined scanner can be operated bi-directionally under the condition of static operation. Under dynamic operation, the prototype scanner has shown stable bi-directional scanning performance at the operating frequency of 30 Hz, corresponding to 60 Hz in the regular uni-directional scanner. Compared with a conventional scanner, the microscanner has the advantages of low power consumption due to its small size and high scanning efficiency as a result of unique bi-directional actuation.


PACS

42.79.Ls Scanners, image intensifiers, and image converters

85.85.+j Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and devices

42.82.Bq Design and performance testing of integrated-optical systems

81.20.Wk Machining, milling

42.82.Cr Fabrication techniques; lithography, pattern transfer

Subjects

Electronics and devices

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Nanoscale science and low-D systems

Dates

Issue 3 (May 2003)

Received 26 November 2003, in final form 30 January 2003

Published 28 February 2003



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