• DocumentCode
    2432354
  • Title

    A microelectromechanical digital-to-analog converter for generating step-motion of reference mirror in a white-light interferometry system

  • Author

    Liao, Hsin-Hung ; Yang, Yao-Joe

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    20-23 Jan. 2010
  • Firstpage
    553
  • Lastpage
    556
  • Abstract
    In this work, we develop a microelectromechanical digital-to-analog converter (MEM-DAC) device which serves as a reference mirror with precise nanoscale step motion for a white-light interferometry system. The proposed mechanism converts a 4-bit digital signal to a mechanical out-of-plane displacement that is proportional to the analog value represented by the 4-bit binary code. A fabrication process which can realize a relatively large movable mirror without etching holes is proposed. Measured results are also presented.
  • Keywords
    digital-analogue conversion; light interferometry; micro-optomechanical devices; micromirrors; optical fabrication; MEM-DAC device; microelectromechanical digital-analog converter; reference mirror; white light interferometry system; Micromirror; digital-to-analog converter; microelectromechanical devices; white-light interferometer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), 2010 5th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Xiamen
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6543-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEMS.2010.5592459
  • Filename
    5592459