Patent ID: 11958738
Assignee: SILICON LIGHT MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device comprising:
a substrate having an upper surface;
a top modulating layer including a number of light modulating micro-ribbons, each light modulating micro-ribbon supported above and separated from the upper surface of the substrate by a number of spring structures in at least one lower actuating layer; and
a mechanism for moving one or more of the number of light modulating micro-ribbons relative to the upper surface of the substrate,
wherein the number of spring structures are operable to enable the number of light modulating micro-ribbons to move continuously and vertically relative to the upper surface of the substrate while maintaining the number of light modulating micro-ribbons substantially parallel to one another and the upper surface of the substrate.