A large-aperture, piston-tip-tilt micromirror for optical phase array applications

L. Wu*, S. B. Maley, S. R. Dooley, T. R. Nelson, P. F. McManamon, H. Xie

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Abstract

This paper reports the design, fabrication and characterization of a 4x4 micromirror array consisting of piston-tip-tilt electrothermal MEMS mirrors. Each mirror has an optical aperture size of 0.5x0.5 mm2. Both tip and tilt angles of over ±30° are obtained at less than 5 Vdc, and the piston displacement reaches 215 μm at 4 Vdc. Two-dimensional scanning was demonstrated. Thermal analysis and transient response were also reported.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMEMS 2008 Tucson - 21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Pages754-757
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2008 Tucson - Tucson, AZ, United States
Duration: 13 Jan 200817 Jan 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2008 Tucson
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTucson, AZ
Period13/01/0817/01/08

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