Method and device for fabricating a release structure to facilitate bonding of mirror devices onto a substrate
First Claim
1. A support structure for a spatial light modulator, the support structure comprising:
- a central mounting section coupled to a first substrate at a first surface and to a mirror structure at a second surface, a distance from the first surface to the second surface defined by a first height;
two sets of lateral extension arms, each set extending in opposite directions from the central mounting section, wherein each set of extension arms comprises at least two arms coupled to the first surface, the extension arms defined by a length measured from the central mounting section, a width measured perpendicular to the length, and a second height measured parallel to the first height, wherein the first height is greater than the second height.
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Abstract
A method of fabricating a spatial light modulator. The method includes providing a first substrate having a mirror layer, the mirror layer having an upper surface and a lower surface. The method also includes forming a standoff structure from the first substrate, the standoff structure having an integrated surface coupled to the lower surface of the mirror layer and a bonding surface opposite the integrated surface. The standoff structure includes a centrally located base section extending from the integrated surface to the bonding surface along a first axis and a plurality of lateral extension arms extending from the base section along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The method further includes providing a second substrate having a bonding surface and a support surface, joining the bonding surface of the standoff structure to the bonding surface of the second substrate, and releasing a portion of the first substrate to form a torsion spring hinge coplanar with the mirror layer.
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1. A support structure for a spatial light modulator, the support structure comprising:
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a central mounting section coupled to a first substrate at a first surface and to a mirror structure at a second surface, a distance from the first surface to the second surface defined by a first height; two sets of lateral extension arms, each set extending in opposite directions from the central mounting section, wherein each set of extension arms comprises at least two arms coupled to the first surface, the extension arms defined by a length measured from the central mounting section, a width measured perpendicular to the length, and a second height measured parallel to the first height, wherein the first height is greater than the second height. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A standoff structure adapted to support a micro-mirror structure, the standoff structure comprising:
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a centrally located base section coupled to an electrode substrate and extending to a first height above the electrode substrate, the base section adapted to support a micro-mirror structure; and a plurality of extension arms coupled to the base section and extending away from the base section in a lateral direction and extending to a second height above the electrode substrate, wherein the plurality of extension arms are separated by a separation distance. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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