Patent ID: 11866322
Assignee: nan
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. A microelectromechanical system for diffracting optical beams, the system comprising:
a microelectromechanical device for diffracting optical beams comprising:
a diffractive element suspended over a channel, the diffractive element configured to receive an optical beam and diffract and/or transmit the optical beam based on orientation of the diffractive element;
at least one torsional actuator operatively connected to the diffractive element, the at least one torsional actuator configured to selectively adjust the orientation of the diffractive element, wherein the at least one torsional actuator has a first end that is operatively connected to the diffractive element in a direction perpendicular to an oscillation axis of the diffractive element, the at least one torsional actuator electrically connected to a power source, the power source providing an electrostatic force such that the torsional actuators and the diffractive element are displaced at the diffractive element resonant frequency;
a detector configured to receive the optical beam diffracted by the diffractive element and generate an output data; and
a display configured to receive the output data from the detector and display the output data.