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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2007
Yoshihiro Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hirotoshi Ichikawa, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuma Arai, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshihiro Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hirotoshi Ichikawa, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuma Arai, Hachioji, JP;
Silicon Quest Kabushiki-Kaisha, , JP;
Olympus Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A mirror device including: a mirror arranged on a substrate, supported by a hinge, and arranged substantially parallel to the substrate; a plurality of address electrodes for deflecting the mirror to an ON state, an OFF state, or an oscillating state; and a drive circuit for applying a voltage to the plurality of address electrodes. The mirror device is controlled such that a voltage can be applied to a corresponding address electrode to deflect the mirror, and oscillation in the oscillating state can be started from a state of the deflected mirror.