Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Silicon micromachined optical device
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Application No.: US09843024Application Date: 2001-04-25
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Publication No.: US06639713B2Publication Date: 2003-10-28
- Inventor: Chen-Wei Chiu , Aramais Avakian , Tom Tsao , Fukang Jiang , Jeff Dickson , Yu-Chong Tai
- Applicant: Chen-Wei Chiu , Aramais Avakian , Tom Tsao , Fukang Jiang , Jeff Dickson , Yu-Chong Tai
- Main IPC: G02F129
- IPC: G02F129

Abstract:
An apparatus at least partially intercepts a plurality of light beams propagating along a respective plurality of beam paths. The apparatus includes a single crystal silicon substrate and an array including a plurality of modules. Each module includes a reflector comprising single crystal silicon and a reflector surface lying in a reflector plane substantially perpendicular to the substrate surface. Each module further includes a reflector support which mounts the reflector to move substantially within the reflector plane with a displacement component along the surface normal direction of the substrate surface. Each module further includes a reflector driver responsive to electrical current to selectively move the reflector between a first position and a second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020135864A1 Silicon micromachined optical device Public/Granted day:2002-09-26
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