CA2133335A1 - Modulating a light beam - Google Patents

Modulating a light beam

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CA2133335A1
CA2133335A1 CA002133335A CA2133335A CA2133335A1 CA 2133335 A1 CA2133335 A1 CA 2133335A1 CA 002133335 A CA002133335 A CA 002133335A CA 2133335 A CA2133335 A CA 2133335A CA 2133335 A1 CA2133335 A1 CA 2133335A1
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light
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parallel
incident rays
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David M. Bloom
Francisco S. A. Sandejas
Olav Solgaard
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Leland Stanford Junior University
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David M. Bloom
Francisco S. A. Sandejas
Olav Solgaard
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B3/00—Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes
    • B81B3/0002—Arrangements for avoiding sticking of the flexible or moving parts
    • B81B3/001—Structures having a reduced contact area, e.g. with bumps or with a textured surface
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/0808—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more diffracting elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/18—Diffraction gratings
    • G02B5/1828—Diffraction gratings having means for producing variable diffraction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81C—PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • B81C2201/00—Manufacture or treatment of microstructural devices or systems
    • B81C2201/11—Treatments for avoiding stiction of elastic or moving parts of MEMS
    • B81C2201/115—Roughening a surface
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S359/00—Optical: systems and elements
    • Y10S359/90—Methods

Abstract

A modulator (10) for modulating incident rays of light, the modulator having several equally spaced beam elements (18), each having a light reflective planar surface. The beam elements are arranged and supported (12) parallel to each other, with their reflective surfaces parallel. During operation, the elements remain parallel, but the modulator moves the beams so that the per-pendicular spacing of their reflective surfaces changes between two configurations. In both configurations, the spacing equals m/4 times the wavelength of incident light. In the first configuration, m equals an even whole number or zero, and the modulator acts to reflect the incident rays of light as a plane mirror. In the second configuration, m equals an odd number and the modula-tor diffracts the incident rays as they are reflected.
CA002133335A 1992-04-28 1993-04-28 Modulating a light beam Expired - Fee Related CA2133335C (en)

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US07/876,078 1992-04-28
US07/876,078 US5311360A (en) 1992-04-28 1992-04-28 Method and apparatus for modulating a light beam
PCT/US1995/002963 WO1996027810A1 (en) 1992-04-28 1995-03-07 Deformable grating apparatus including stiction prevention means

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KR (1) KR100274482B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE208048T1 (en)
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CA (1) CA2133335C (en)
DE (1) DE69331056T2 (en)
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