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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2004
Daniel I Barnea, Tel Aviv, IL;
Slava Krylov, Holon, IL;
Moshe Medina, Haifa, IL;
David Schreiber, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Eliezer Ben-gad, Alon Shilat, IL;
Daniel I Barnea, Tel Aviv, IL;
Slava Krylov, Holon, IL;
Moshe Medina, Haifa, IL;
David Schreiber, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Eliezer Ben-Gad, Alon Shilat, IL;
Terraop Ltd., Kfar Saba, IL;
Abstract
A MEMS apparatus for scanning an optical beam comprises a mirror operative to perform a rotational motion to a maximum rotation angle around a mirror rotation axis, and a bouncing mechanism operative to provide a bouncing event and to reverse the rotational motion. The bouncing event provides the mirror with a piecewise linear response to actuation by intrinsically nonlinear electrostatic forces. The bouncing mechanism includes an element chosen to impart an overall nonlinear stiffness to the system and is selected from the group of elements consisting of a bouncer and a pre-curved nonlinear stiffness element.