Patent ID: 9036231
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A micromirror comprising: a mirror structure comprising a mirror surface, and the mirror structure being rotatably mounted to a substrate by a first pivoting structure having a first pivot axis and a second pivoting structure having a second pivot axis; a first comb drive for rotating the mirror structure about the first pivot axis and a second comb drive that is parallel to the first comb drive for rotating the mirror structure about the second pivot axis, each of the first and second comb drives comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion, the fixed portion of each comb drive being fixed and non-pivotable relative to the substrate; and with the mirror structure in a non-actuated position, at least the mirror structure, the first pivoting structure and the moveable portions of each comb drive being in a common plane and the moveable portions of each comb drive being spaced outward in the common plane relative to the mirror surface.