Abstract
Scanning mirrors have a wide variety of applications, all of which involve moving the mirror from one position to another, either cyclically or quasi-statically. Resonant scanning — moving the mirror sinusoidally at its resonant frequency — is useful in such applications as line-scanning for barcode readers, raster-scanned video displays, and laser printers. Steady-state beam steering — moving the mirror from one static position to another — is useful for such applications as fiber-optic components (optical switches, variable-optical attenuators, et cetera) and point-to-point optical-communication systems.
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Conant, R. (2003). Scanning Mirrors. In: Micromachined Mirrors. The Springer International Series in Microsystems, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3764-6_2
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