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Buckling mode actuation of fiber scanner to increase field of view

  • US 10,422,991 B2
  • Filed: 04/03/2018
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • an optical fiber having a distal fiber end and a proximal fiber end;

    a first electromechanical transducer mechanically coupled to the optical fiber between the distal fiber end and the proximal fiber end, wherein the first electromechanical transducer is configured to apply a buckling force to the optical fiber by reducing a length of the first electromechanical transducer between a distal buckling end of the first electromechanical transducer and a proximal buckling end of the first electromechanical transducer; and

    a second electromechanical transducer mechanically coupled to the optical fiber between the distal fiber end and the proximal fiber end, wherein the second electromechanical transducer is configured to excite whirling of the distal fiber end.

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