DocumentCode
2318771
Title
A surface and bulk micromachined angular vertical combdrive for scanning micromirrors
Author
Piyawattanametha, W. ; Patterson, P. ; Wu, M. ; Hah, D. ; Toshiyoshi, H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
251
Abstract
We present a high performance scanning micromirror with angular vertical comb actuators realized by combining MUMPs with a 3-mask deep-reactive-ion-etching post process. A DC scan angle of ±4° (mechanical) is achieved at 40 V.
Keywords
microactuators; micromachining; micromirrors; optical scanners; sputter etching; 3-mask deep-reactive-ion-etching post process; 40 V; DC scan angle; angular vertical comb actuators; bulk micromachined angular vertical combdrive; multiuser MEMS processes; scanning micromirrors; surface micromachined angular vertical combdrive; Actuators; Application specific integrated circuits; Automatic voltage control; Etching; Fabrication; Integrated circuit technology; Micromachining; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Springs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247635
Filename
1247635
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