Micro-electromechanical microshutter array
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1. A microshutter array comprising a frame having a single opening that includes a light transmissive portion;
- a plurality of linear microshutter elements extending across the light transmissive portion and in parallel to each other, each microshutter element comprises a flat blade extended in a length direction across a width of the light transmissive portion and first and second torsion arms extending outwards from each side of the blade in the length direction and connected to the frame; and
at least one electrode associated with each linear microshutter element and extended in the length direction parallel to the microshutter element.
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Abstract
A microshutter array has a frame having a light transmissive portion. Linear microshutter elements extend across the light transmissive portion and in parallel to each other. Each microshutter element has a flat blade extended in a length direction and first and second torsion arms extending outwards from each side of the blade in the length direction, the blade extending across the light transmissive portion. There is at least one electrode associated with each linear microshutter element and extended in the length direction parallel to the microshutter element.
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28 Claims
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1. A microshutter array comprising a frame having a single opening that includes a light transmissive portion;
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a plurality of linear microshutter elements extending across the light transmissive portion and in parallel to each other, each microshutter element comprises a flat blade extended in a length direction across a width of the light transmissive portion and first and second torsion arms extending outwards from each side of the blade in the length direction and connected to the frame; and at least one electrode associated with each linear microshutter element and extended in the length direction parallel to the microshutter element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for forming an image of a scene comprising:
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providing an image-forming lens for directing light to a sensor having an array of pixel elements arranged in rows; disposing a microshutter array between the image-forming lens and the sensor wherein the microshutter array includes a plurality of linear microshutter elements each comprising a flat blade extended in a length direction across a width of a light transmissive portion and spanning one or more rows of pixel elements; and actuating one or more microshutter elements in the microshutter array for exposing associated rows of pixel elements to the light. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An imaging module, comprising:
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an imaging sensor comprising an array of pixels arranged in rows; and a microshutter array positioned over the array of pixels, wherein the microshutter array comprises; a frame having a single opening that includes a light transmissive portion extending across the array of pixels; a plurality of linear microshutter elements extending across the light transmissive portion and in parallel to each other, each microshutter element comprises a flat blade extended in a length direction across a width of the light transmissive portion and spanning one or more rows of pixels in the array and first and second torsion arms extending outwards from each side of the blade in the length direction and connected to the frame; and at least one electrode associated with each linear microshutter element. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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