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Kultur Dokumente
Ulrich Hofmann
Outline
Introduction Optical concept of the LIDAR laser scanner MEMS mirror requirements MEMS mirror concept, simulation and design fabrication process first results summary and outlook
Introduction
omnidirectional lens
2D-MEMS mirror
MEMS mirror requirements 1. large mirror aperture size of 7mm 2. two-axis laser beam deflection
MEMS mirror requirements 1. large mirror aperture size of 7mm 2. two-axis laser beam deflection 3. circular scan pattern => constant azimuth angle
MEMS mirror requirements 1. 2. 3. 4. large mirror aperture size of 7mm two-axis laser beam deflection circular scan pattern => constant azimuth angle large tilt angle of 15 degrees in both axes
MEMS mirror requirements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. large mirror aperture size of 7mm two-axis laser beam deflection circular scan pattern => constant azimuth angle large tilt angle of 15 degrees in both axes low static and dynamic mirror deformation
MEMS mirror requirements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. large mirror aperture size of 7mm two-axis laser beam deflection circular scan pattern => constant azimuth angle large tilt angle of 15 degrees in both axes low static and dynamic mirror deformation shock and vibration robust design
MEMS mirror requirements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. large mirror aperture size of 7mm two-axis laser beam deflection circular scan pattern => constant azimuth angle large tilt angle of 15 degrees in both axes low static and dynamic mirror deformation shock and vibration robust design full functionality over broad temperature range (-40..+85C)
MEMS mirror requirements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. large mirror aperture size of 7mm two-axis laser beam deflection circular scan pattern => constant azimuth angle large tilt angle of 15 degrees in both axes low static and dynamic mirror deformation shock and vibration robust design full functionality over broad temperature range (-40..+85C) mass producible at low cost
springs
stacked vertical comb drives gimbal
Gimbal mount design is the optimum choice for laser projection displays ...
2.
3.
the MEMS scanner would become too large and too expensive
disadvantageous eigenmode spectrum
identical resonant frequencies in xy minimum chip-size circular springs enable large tilt angle advantageous eigenmode spectrum
deformation [m]
10 8 6 4 2
standard mirror with no reinforcement mirror with stiffening ring solid mirror
0 3 4 5 6 7 8
Modal analysis
0,15
0,10
0,05
0,00
-0,05
-0,10
-0,15 0,0000
capacitive signal
0,0005 0,0010 0,0015 0,0020 0,0025
Time [s]
1. 2. 3. 4.
minimum damping maximum scan angle low driving voltage effective protection against contamination
MEMS wafer
Glass wafer
glassfrit bonding
MEMS wafer
Au / Si eutectic bonding
frontside etch
titanium-getter
Tripod MEMS mirror design with increased tilt angle Finite Element Analysis of nonlinear springs
25
20
15
10
0 0 1 2 3 4 5
torque [mNm]
Conclusion
Vacuum packaging is the key for large aperture MEMS mirrors to achieve large scan angles A tripod seems to be the appropriate design for a two-axis circle scanning MEMS mirror Batch processing on 8-inch silicon wafers enables low-cost mass production of these devices
Acknowledgement
This work has been supported by the EC within the 7th framework programme under grant agreement no. FP7-ICT-2009-4_248123 (MiniFaros)