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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2005
Patrick Mills, Arlington, VA (US);
Paul Patterson, Newburgh, NY (US);
Jason Zara, Vienna, VA (US);
Stephen W. Smith, Durham, NC (US);
Patrick Mills, Arlington, VA (US);
Paul Patterson, Newburgh, NY (US);
Jason Zara, Vienna, VA (US);
Stephen W. Smith, Durham, NC (US);
The George Washington University, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An amplified bimorph scanning mirror for use in various optical systems, an optical coherence tomography scanner incorporating the amplified bimorph scanning mirror, and a method for manufacturing the foregoing are described. A method for optically scanning a target site using the amplified bimorph scanning mirror is further provided. The scan range which can be obtained by exemplary implementations of the present invention can be larger than the scan range made available by conventional scanners.