Patent ID: 8488230

Claim:
A method, comprising: depositing a conductive layer over a first sacrificial layer and a plurality of conductive electrodes; patterning the conductive layer to form a first mirror element and a second mirror element; depositing a second sacrificial layer over the first mirror element and the second mirror element; enclosing the first sacrificial layer, first mirror element, the second mirror element and second sacrificial layer within adjacent cavities, wherein each element is housed in a separate cavity; removing the second sacrificial layer and the first sacrificial layer to release the first mirror element and the second mirror element within the cavities such that the first mirror element is a discrete, floating first rocker that rests on a first fulcrum and pivots into and out of contact with a first conductive electrode of the plurality of conductive electrodes and the second mirror element is a discrete, floating second rocker that rests on a second fulcrum and pivots into and out of contact with a second conductive electrode of the plurality of conductive electrodes; and sealing the cavities.