Novel CMOS-integrated 512x320 tip-tilt micro mirror array and related technology platform

We developed a novel 512 x 320 tip-tilt micro mirror array (MMA) together with the entire related technology platform, including mirror fabrication process, integrated CMOS address circuitry and external drive electronics. The MMA itself consists of 2axis-tip-tilt actuators at 48μm pixel size, allowing a continuous pure tip-tilt motion up to 3.5° in arbitrary directions, fully calibratable at standard deviations of better than 0.025°. The mirrors are realized within a 2-level architecture defined by three structural layers, two for hinge and reinforcement suspension and one for the overlying mirror. They are fabricated by surface-micromachining within a fully CMOS compatible process. MMA programming is accomplished by an underlying CMOS backplane supporting drive voltages up to 27V and frame rates up to 3.6kHz.

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