An integrated optoelectronic position sensor for MEMS scanning mirrors

Xiang Cheng*, Hangquan Lu, Zhuoge Lou, Huikai Xie, Wei Wang, Ming Zheng

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Piezoresistive strain gauges are usually used to measure position and displacement for MEMS scanning mirrors with torsional silicon bars, but this method cannot be applied to gimbal-less 2-axis electrothermal bimorph micromirrors since they do not have torsional silicon bars. This paper reports an integrated optoelectronic position sensor (iOE-PS) that can measure the linear displacement and tilting angle of 2-axis electrothermally-actuated MEMS scanning mirrors. The iOE-PS integrates a laser diode and its driving circuits, a quadrant photo-detector (QPD) and its readout circuits, and a band-gap reference all on a single chip, and it has been fabricated in a standard 0.5μm CMOS process. Experimental results show that this optical sensor has a linear response when the distance between the MEMS mirror and the integrated sensor is from 4.0 mm to 4.9 mm and the tilting angle of the mirror plate scans from -1.5° to +1.5°.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2179-2182
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538627310
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 18 Jun 201722 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameTRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period18/06/1722/06/17

Keywords

  • Integrated optoelectronic position sensor
  • MEMS mirror
  • MOEMS
  • tilting angle

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