Surface-micromachined micro-XYZ stages for free-space microoptical bench

Micro-XYZ stages have been monolithically integrated with microactuators and out-of-plane microoptical elements, all fabricated by the same surface-micromachined process, on Si free-space microoptical bench. Optical beam adjustment with three degrees of freedom has been realized without angular squinting. A positioning accuracy of 11 nm has been achieved by the integrated scratch drive actuators, with the travel distance larger than 30 /spl mu/m in each direction.

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