Patent ID: 6639711
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G02B,Y10S

Abstract:
A packaged micromirror assembly, comprising:a mirror element formed of a single piece of crystalline material, the mirror element having a frame, a mirror surface, and a plurality of hinges; at least one permanent magnet attached to the mirror element; a plurality of coil drivers, in proximity to the at least one permanent magnet, for orienting the mirror element; a body encasing the plurality of coil drivers, and to which the mirror element is attached; and a sensor having a conical shape and being disposed between the body and the mirror element, for detecting the orientation of the mirror, the sensor comprising a plurality of segmented capacitor plates forming a conical shape so that the segmented capacitor plates are angularly disposed at upper conical surfaces of the sensor, and angularly arranged beneath and spaced apart from an underside of the mirror surface, the plurality of segmented capacitor plates being electrically insulated from one another.