Method and a device for reducing hysteresis or imprinting in a movable micro-element
First Claim
1. A movable micro-element (10) with reduced imprinting effect arranged spaced apart from a surface (20) including:
- at least one restoring element (60, 70) connected to said movable micro-element (10), at least one address electrode (40) arranged on said surface (20) and operable to electrostatically attract said movable micro-element (10) wherein said address electrode (40) begins at a first potential, is set to a second potential defining a non addressed state before a predetermined pulsed signal is emitted onto said movable micro-element (10), and is switched from said second potential to a third potential defining an addressed state prior to and holding it there during the predetermined pulsed signal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a movable micro-element with reduced imprinting or hysteresis effect arranged spaced apart from a surface comprising at least one electrode. At least one restoring element is connected to said movable micro-element. An address electrode is arranged on said surface and capable to electrostatically attract said movable micro-element. Said address electrode is addressed to a first potential. Said movable micro-element is first set to a second potential defining a non addressed state and at a time period Δt before a predetermined pulsed signal is emitted said movable micro-element is switched from said second potential to a third potential defining an addressed state. Said movable micro-element is kept in said addressed state for a time period of Δt+Δt′. The invention also relates to a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM), an apparatus for patterning a workpiece and a method of reducing an imprinting or hysteresis effect of a movable micro-element.
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56 Claims
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1. A movable micro-element (10) with reduced imprinting effect arranged spaced apart from a surface (20) including:
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at least one restoring element (60, 70) connected to said movable micro-element (10), at least one address electrode (40) arranged on said surface (20) and operable to electrostatically attract said movable micro-element (10) wherein said address electrode (40) begins at a first potential, is set to a second potential defining a non addressed state before a predetermined pulsed signal is emitted onto said movable micro-element (10), and is switched from said second potential to a third potential defining an addressed state prior to and holding it there during the predetermined pulsed signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of reducing an imprinting effect of a movable micro-element arranged spaced apart from a surface, wherein said surface comprises at least one electrode and the movable micro-element begins at a first potential, including:
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setting said movable micro-element to a second potential defining a non addressed state, switching said movable micro-element from said second potential to a third potential, defining an addressed state, before a predetermined pulsed signal is emitted, releasing the moveable micro-element from the addressed state after the predetermined pulsed signal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of reducing an imprinting effect of a movable micro-element arranged spaced apart from a surface, wherein said surface includes at least one address electrode operable to electrostatically attract said movable microelement, the method including:
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addressing said address electrode to a first potential, setting said movable microelement to a second potential defining a non-addressed state, switching said movable micro-element from said second potential to a third potential, defining an addressed state, before a predetermined pulsed signal is emitted, thereby reducing an addressed state duty cycle of said movable element. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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