Mirror micromechanical structure and related manufacturing process
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1. An optical device, comprising:
- a mirror micromechanical structure having;
a mobile mass which carries a mirror element and is configured to be driven in rotation for reflecting an incident light beam with a desired angular range;
said mobile mass suspended above a cavity provided in a supporting body including semiconductor material,wherein said cavity is so shaped that said supporting body does not hinder the light beam reflected by said mirror element within said desired angular range; and
wherein said mirror element is carried by said mobile mass in a condition of rest at an angle of inclination formed between a normal to a surface of said mirror and said incident light beam of between 40° and
50°
, and a movement of rotation of said mobile mass for said angular range has an angular extension comprised between −
(15 to 25°
) and +(15 to 25°
) with respect to said condition of rest.
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Abstract
A mirror micromechanical structure has a mobile mass carrying a mirror element. The mass is drivable in rotation for reflecting an incident light beam with a desired angular range. The mobile mass is suspended above a cavity obtained in a supporting body. The cavity is shaped so that the supporting body does not hinder the reflected light beam within the desired angular range. In particular, the cavity extends as far as a first side edge wall of the supporting body of the mirror micromechanical structure. The cavity is open towards, and in communication with, the outside of the mirror micromechanical structure at the first side edge wall.
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1. An optical device, comprising:
a mirror micromechanical structure having; a mobile mass which carries a mirror element and is configured to be driven in rotation for reflecting an incident light beam with a desired angular range; said mobile mass suspended above a cavity provided in a supporting body including semiconductor material, wherein said cavity is so shaped that said supporting body does not hinder the light beam reflected by said mirror element within said desired angular range; and wherein said mirror element is carried by said mobile mass in a condition of rest at an angle of inclination formed between a normal to a surface of said mirror and said incident light beam of between 40° and
50°
, and a movement of rotation of said mobile mass for said angular range has an angular extension comprised between −
(15 to 25°
) and +(15 to 25°
) with respect to said condition of rest.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An optical device, comprising:
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an image-projection module including a mirror micromechanical structure and a source operable for generating an incident light beam, said mirror micromechanical structure having; a mobile mass which carries a mirror element and is configured to be driven in rotation for reflecting the incident light beam with a desired angular range; said mobile mass suspended above a cavity provided in a supporting body including semiconductor material, wherein said cavity is so shaped that said supporting body does not hinder the light beam reflected by said mirror element within said desired angular range; an image-capturing module operatively coupled to said image-projection module for capturing images associated to the light beam reflected by said mirror micromechanical structure; and a processing module configured to receive and process the images captured by said image-capturing module to form three-dimensional images. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An optical device, comprising:
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an image-projection module including a mirror micromechanical structure and a source operable for generating an incident light beam, said mirror micromechanical structure having; a mobile mass which carries a mirror element and is configured to be driven in rotation for reflecting an incident light beam with a desired angular range; said mobile mass suspended above a cavity provided in a supporting body including semiconductor material, wherein said cavity is so shaped that said supporting body does not hinder the light beam reflected by said mirror element within said desired angular range; an image-capturing module operatively coupled to said image-projection module for capturing images associated to the light beam reflected by said mirror micromechanical structure; wherein the image-capturing module has a field of view which at least partially overlaps the desired angular range; wherein the image-projection module is configured to project within the desired angular range a pattern of parallel lines, and wherein the image-capturing module is configured to obtain corresponding two-dimensional images; and a processing module configured to receive and process the two-dimensional images captured by said image-capturing module to reconstruct a three-dimensional image of an object and its surrounding environment. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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