Repeatability study of an electrothermally actuated micromirror

Sagnik Pal*, Huikai Xie

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Abstract

With their large scan range and low drive voltages, electrothermally- actuated micromirrors have great potential in optical biomedical imaging applications, but the repeatability and reliability of such micromirrors are not well understood. This paper reports the conditions for achieving repeatability of the embedded resistive heater and the mirror tilt angle of an electrothermal bimorph micromirror. The upper limit of the actuation voltage that does not degrade the embedded heater performance has been established.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium, IRPS 2009
Pages549-556
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event2009 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium, IRPS 2009 - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: 26 Apr 200930 Apr 2009

Publication series

NameIEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1541-7026

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium, IRPS 2009
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period26/04/0930/04/09

Keywords

  • Bimorph
  • Burn-in
  • Electrothermal
  • MEMS
  • Microelectromechanical devices
  • Micromirrors
  • Reliability
  • Repeatability

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