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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Abdul Jaleel K. Moidu, Nepean, CA;
Inventor:
Abdul Jaleel K. Moidu, Nepean, CA;
Assignee:
JDS Uniphase Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0841 (2013.01); G02B 26/10 (2013.01); G02B 26/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A micro-mirror includes stiffer end sections for limiting curvature, and thin middle sections forming ground electrodes and a hinge. Spacers arc provided beneath the thin middle sections of the micro-mirror for supporting hot electrodes, which attract the ground electrodes for rotating the micro-mirror about a tilt axis. The spacers enable the gap between the hot electrode and the micro-mirror to be designed separately from the thickness of the micro-mirror, and the gap between the ends of the micro-mirror and the substrate.