A highly miniturized single-chip MOEMS scanner for all-in-one imaging solution
Aleksandar Jovic (TU Delft - EKL Processing)
T. Uto (Kaneka Corporation)
Kefei Hei (TU Delft - ImPhys/Optics)
Juan Sancho (MedLumics)
Nuria Sanchez (MedLumics)
Kirill Zinoviev (IMEC-Solliance)
Jose L. Rubio (MedLumics)
Eduardo Margallo (MedLumics)
Grégory Pandraud (TU Delft - EKL Processing)
Pasqualina Sarro (TU Delft - Electronic Components, Technology and Materials)
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Abstract
A highly miniaturized, single-chip, large scanning range MOEMS scanner is demonstrated. This intrinsically-aligned, monolithically integrated device uses small angular displacement to provide a linear scanning range of 2000 μm in the lateral and 1000 μm in the vertical direction, at a working distance of 2 cm, with an average operating power lower than 170 mW. Within a footprint of only 7×10 mm2, the presented system fully integrates a photonic interferometer comprising a mirror, a silicon microlens and the MEMS actuator into a single chip, thus offering an unprecedentedly miniaturized scanning solution. The monolithic integration of all photonic components provides intrinsic alignment and excludes coupling losses often encountered in systems composed of discrete parts. No additional attenuation of the optical signal is observed during device operation. This small and high-performance device is suitable as complete system-on-chip for commercial, portable imaging applications.