Patent ID: 8218014

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a scanning platform having a mirror disposed thereon to reflect a beam of light impinging on the mirror; a drive coil disposed on the scanning platform to scan the reflected beam of light in response to a drive current applied to the drive coil; and wherein the drive coil has coil windings having a narrower width in one or more regions of the drive coil, and has coil windings having a greater width in one or more other regions of the drive coil to provide the drive coil with a reduced electrical resistance, wherein the drive coil has a first number of coil winding segments on a first side of the drive coil, and the drive coil has a second number of coil winding segments on a second side of the drive coil, the second number being greater than the first number such that there is an increased mass on the second side due to the greater number of coil winding segments, and the coil winding segments on the first side having a greater width than a width of the coil winding segments on the second side such that the there is an increased mass on the first side due to the greater width of the coil winding segments that matches or nearly matches the increased mass on the second side.