Patent ID: 7130094

Claim:
A device for deflecting a laser beam, comprising: at least a single sided mirror; and means for orientating said mirror, wherein said single sided mirror is attached on one end of an axis and is arranged to rotate about said axis and wherein the means for orientating said mirror comprise means for providing a magnetic field, and means for providing a charged particle having a velocity v moving through a conductor provided on a rotor which is connected to said axis, said conductor comprising radially extending conductor parts defining a conductor angular reach, wherein the axis is able to perform a rotational movement over less than 180°, and whereby the orientation of said mirror is controlled by a resulting Lorentz force wherein the magnetic field is generated by magnetic anchors, whereby the rotor is positioned inside said magnetic field, and whereby the angular reach defined by each magnetic anchor has a spatial overlap with the corresponding angular reach defined by the conductor, and whereby the excess of angular reach of the anchor corresponds to the angular reach for the orientation of the mirror.