Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self calibration for mirror positioning in optical MEMS interferometers
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Application No.: US15130876Application Date: 2016-04-15
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Publication No.: US09658107B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Momen Anwar , Mostafa Medhat , Bassem Mortada , Ahmed Othman El Shater , Mina Gad Seif , Muhammed Nagy , Bassam A. Saadany , Amr N. Hafez
- Applicant: Si-Ware Systems
- Applicant Address: EG Cairo
- Assignee: Si-Ware Systems
- Current Assignee: Si-Ware Systems
- Current Assignee Address: EG Cairo
- Agency: Loza & Loza, LLP
- Agent Holly L. Rudnick
- Main IPC: G01B9/02
- IPC: G01B9/02 ; G01J3/453 ; G02B26/08 ; G01J3/45 ; G01B7/06

Abstract:
A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) apparatus provides for self-calibration of mirror positioning of a moveable mirror of an interferometer. At least one mirror in the MEMS apparatus includes a non-planar surface. The moveable mirror is coupled to a MEMS actuator having a variable capacitance. The MEMS apparatus includes a capacitive sensing circuit for determining the capacitance of the MEMS actuator at multiple reference positions of the moveable mirror corresponding to a center burst and one or more secondary bursts of an interferogram produced by the interferometer based on the non-planar surface. A calibration module uses the actuator capacitances at the reference positions to compensate for any drift in the capacitive sensing circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160231172A1 SELF CALIBRATION FOR MIRROR POSITIONING IN OPTICAL MEMS INTERFEROMETERS Public/Granted day:2016-08-11
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