• DocumentCode
    2476407
  • Title

    An electrothermally actuated bi-axis scanning micromirror for medical imaging applications

  • Author

    Izhar, U. ; Ooi, B.S. ; Tatic-Lucic, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    17-20 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    54
  • Abstract
    We present the design, fabrication and initial characterization results of a novel electrothermal micromirror. Deflection angle of up to 20deg at input power of 14 mW with temperature of less than 100degC was observed.
  • Keywords
    biomedical imaging; microfabrication; micromirrors; deflection angle; electrothermally actuated bi-axis scanning micromirror; medical imaging applications; micromirror design; micromirror fabrication; power 14 mW; Actuators; Aluminum; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Connectors; Electrothermal effects; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Temperature;
  • 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.2009.5338599
  • Filename
    5338599