• DocumentCode
    2475713
  • Title

    Large-aperture, rapid scanning MEMS micromirrors for free-space optical communications

  • Author

    Wu, Lei ; Xie, Huikai

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    17-20 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    131
  • Lastpage
    132
  • Abstract
    Electrothermally-actuated MEMS mirrors with large apertures of 6 mm and 10 mm are reported. Optical scan above 10deg, divergence below 0.53 mrad and resonance frequencies in the order of 100 Hz have been achieved.
  • Keywords
    electric actuators; micro-optomechanical devices; micromirrors; MEMS; aperture size; divergence angles; electrothermal actuator; free-space optical communications; rapid scanning micromirrors; resonance frequencies; size 10 mm; size 6 mm; Actuators; Apertures; Electrothermal effects; Laser beams; Micromechanical devices; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical transmitters; MEMS; electrothermal actuation; free-space optical communications; large aperture; micromirror;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, 2009 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Clearwater, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2382-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2382-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2009.5338553
  • Filename
    5338553