Resonant mirror and method of manufacture
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1. A resonant mirror comprising:
- a substrate having a top surface;
a deflectable mirror element generally planar with the top surface and defining first and second ends; and
at least two supporting elements for suspending the mirror element adjacent the top surface, the supporting elements defining an axis of rotation, at least one supporting element being a supporting member which is displaced from both said first and second ends of the mirror element.
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Abstract
A resonant mirror is disclosed which comprises a deflectable mirror generally planar with the stop surface of a substrate. The mirror is suspended adjacent the top surface by at least two supporting elements. At least one supporting element is displaced from an edge of the mirror. The supporting elements, being collinear, define an axis of rotation about which the mirror may oscillate to steer incident light through an angle.
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20 Claims
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1. A resonant mirror comprising:
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a substrate having a top surface; a deflectable mirror element generally planar with the top surface and defining first and second ends; and at least two supporting elements for suspending the mirror element adjacent the top surface, the supporting elements defining an axis of rotation, at least one supporting element being a supporting member which is displaced from both said first and second ends of the mirror element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of manufacturing a resonant mirror on a substrate comprising the steps of:
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fabricating at least one support pad on a substrate; depositing a spacer layer over the pad; exposing the support pad; depositing a hinge layer on the spacer layer and the exposed pad; coating portions of the hinge layer with an etch stop; depositing a mirror layer on the coated hinge layer; selectively etching the mirror and hinge layers to create a mirror having at least two supporting elements, at least one of the supporting elements being displaced from an edge of the mirror; and removing the spacer layer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of manufacturing a resonant mirror on a substrate comprising the steps of
forming a rotatably mirror having first and second ends; forming at least tow supporting elements for supporting the mirror adjacent the substrate, the supporting elements forming an axis of rotation, at least one of the supporting elements being a supporting member which is displaced from both said first and second ends of the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A resonant mirror comprising:
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a substrate having a top surface; a deflectable mirror element generally planar with the top surface; and at least tow supporting members for suspending the mirror element adjacent the top surface, the supporting members defining an axis of rotation and being displaced from an edge of the mirror element. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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