A 2D electrothermal micromirror with feedback based on Hall-effect of piezoresistive sensors

Yue Tang, Jianhua Li*, Lixin Xu, Huikai Xie

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Abstract

In this paper, a new design of an electrothermal micromirror integrated with piezoresistive sensors is proposed. The micromirror is composed of four electrothermal bimorph actuators and four piezoresistive position sensors. In order to reduce the influence of temperature on piezoresistance, silicon dioxide can be used to thermally isolate the piezoresistive sensors from the silicon substrate. The optimized micromirror has a square mirror plate of 1800 ∗ 1800 μm and a footprint of 4040 ∗ 4040 μm, leading to a fill factor of 20%. The simulation results show that the optical fields of view of the micromirror are about 7° in the tilt and tip directions and the maximum piston displacement is close to 600 μm. The simulation results also show that the sensitivity and resolution of the piezoresistive sensors under a 3 V bias voltage are 2.88 mV/° and 0.4 μrad for the tip-tilt motion, respectively, and 0.056 mV/μm and 1.2 nm for the piston motion, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XX
EditorsHans Zappe, Wibool Piyawattanametha, Yong-Hwa Park
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510642294
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventMOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XX 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 6 Mar 202111 Mar 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11697
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceMOEMS and Miniaturized Systems XX 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period6/03/2111/03/21

Keywords

  • Feedback
  • Lateral shift-free (LSF)
  • MEMS mirror
  • Piezoresistive sensor

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