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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2006
Anis Zribi, Rexford, NY (US);
Glenn S. Claydon, Wynantskill, NY (US);
David C. Hays, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stacey Kennerly, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Long Que, Rexford, NY (US);
Shankar Chandrasekaran, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Shivappa Goravar, Karnataka, IN;
Ayan Banerjec, Karnataka, IN;
Anis Zribi, Rexford, NY (US);
Glenn S. Claydon, Wynantskill, NY (US);
David C. Hays, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stacey Kennerly, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Long Que, Rexford, NY (US);
Shankar Chandrasekaran, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Shivappa Goravar, Karnataka, IN;
Ayan Banerjec, Karnataka, IN;
GE Homeland Protection, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a micro-electrical mechanical system apparatus includes a bi-stable actuator and at least one movable Fabry-Perot filter cavity mirror coupled to the bi-stable actuator. The bi-stable actuator may be associated with a first latched position and a second latched position and may comprise, for example, a thermal device, an electrostatic device (e.g., a parallel plate or comb drive), or a magnetic device. According to some embodiments, a relationship between a voltage applied to an actuator of a Fabry-Perot filter and an amount of displacement associated with a movable mirror is substantially linear.