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ArticleMicromachines2022

Miniature Deformable MEMS Mirrors for Ultrafast Optical Focusing.

Afshin Kashani Ilkhechi, Matthew Martell, Roger Zemp

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Article in Micromachines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Afshin Kashani IlkhechiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.
Matthew MartellDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9927-894X
Roger ZempDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6802-5624

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, we introduce ultrafast tunable MEMS mirrors consisting of a miniature circular mirrored membrane, which can be electrostatically actuated to change the mirror curvature at unprecedented speeds. The central deflection zone is a close approximation to a parabolic mirror. The device is fabricated with a minimal membrane diameter, but at least double the size of a focused optical spot. The theory and simulations are used to predict maximum relative focal shifts as a function of membrane size and deflection, beam waist, and incident focal position. These devices are demonstrated to enable fast tuning of the focal wavefront of laser beams at ≈MHz tuning rates, two to three orders of magnitude faster than current optical focusing technologies. The fabricated devices have a silicon membrane with a 30-100 μm radius and a 350 nm gap spacing between the top and bottom electrodes. These devices can change the focal position of a tightly focused beam by ≈1 mm at rates up to 4.9 MHz and with response times smaller than 5 μs.

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CMUTfabricationMEMSmicro-mirrors

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PMID36677101
PMCPMC9865535

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