Method and device for steering light
US5202785A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/0841
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for periodically steering a beam of light is disclosed comprising the steps of reflecting a beam of light off of a mirror suspended by at least two supporting elements. At least one of the supporting elements is displaced from an edge of the mirror. A periodic voltage is applied to an electrode displaced from the mirror to cause the mirror to rotate about an axis.
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