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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicants:
C. Anthony Hester, Huntsville, AL (US);
Charles F. Hester, Huntsville, AL (US);
Inventors:
C. Anthony Hester, Huntsville, AL (US);
Charles F. Hester, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0841 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spatial light modulator is provided by positioning and repositioning micromirrors of a microelectromechanical system. The micromirrors are positioned by an actuator linked to the micromirrors by a frame. The actuator responds to a control signal having voltages that create electrical fields. The electrical fields provide forces that change the positions of the micromirrors in such a way that a light beam striking the micromirrors reflects as a modulated light beam.