Patent ID: 6859299

Claim:
A MEMS optical component formed on an integrated MEMS chip oriented in a horizontal plane, the MEMS optical component comprising: an element structure assembly comprising: a corresponding actuator mechanism formed on the integrated MEMS chip, the corresponding actuator mechanism being configured to be controlled to move laterally on the integrated MEMS chip; an element structure formed on and pivotally coupled to the integrated MEMS chip and moveably coupled to the corresponding actuator mechanism, the element structure having a lying position generally parallel to the horizontal plane and an upright position generally perpendicular to the horizontal plane, the element structure comprising an optical element that is configured to optically interact with an input light beam when in the upright position; wherein, when the corresponding actuator mechanism is controlled to move laterally, the element structure pivots so as to move from the lying position to the upright position so that the optical element optically interacts with the input light beam.