Patent ID: 7796314

Claim:
A two-axis, beam-steering device, comprising: a support platform having a top surface; a reflective surface situated on the top surface of the support platform; a first galvanometer having a first rotational shaft which defines a first fixed rotational axis; a second galvanometer having a second rotational shaft which defines a second fixed rotational axis oriented substantially orthogonally to the first rotational axis; a first linkage extending along the first rotational axis and coupling the first galvanometer to the support platform; and a second linkage extending along the second rotational axis and coupling the second galvanometer to the support platform, the first galvanometer being situated relative to the support platform so as to rotate the support platform about the first rotational axis, and the second galvanometer being situated relative to the support platform so as to rotate the support platform about the second rotational axis, thereby providing simultaneous rotation of the support platform about the first and second rotational axes as the reflective surface reflects a beam of electromagnetic energy incident to the reflective surface.