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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Yoshihiro Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hirokazu Nishino, Akishima, JP;
Kazuma Arai, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hirokazu Nishino, Akishima, JP;
Kazuma Arai, Hachioji, JP;
Assignees:
Silicon Quest Kabushiki-Kaisha, , JP;
Olympus Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling a micromirror device including mirror elements each composed of a micromirror supported on a substrate by an elastic hinge, and a address electrode arranged across the deflection axis of the micromirror comprises deflecting the micromirror by changing a potential to a predetermined waveform for the address electrode.