High-performance and wavelength-transplantable on-chip Fourier transform spectrometer using MEMS in-plane reconfiguration

H Chen, H Zhang, J Zhou, C Ma, Q Huang… - Photonics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
On-chip spectrometers with high compactness and portability enable new applications in
scientific research and industrial development. Fourier transform (FT) spectrometers have …

A MEMS optical phased array based on pitch tunable silicon micromirrors for LiDAR scanners

T Mohammad, S He, RB Mrad - Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design, modeling, fabrication, and testing of an optical phased array
(OPA) based scanner utilizing microelectromechanical system (MEMS) micromirrors with in …

A large range of motion 3D MEMS scanner with five degrees of freedom

LK Barrett, T Stark, J Reeves, R Lally… - Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Here, we discuss a novel, mixed mode 3D XYZ scanner built within a single foundry
process. The device has a large range of motion in X, Y, and Z (14.1 μm in X and Y and 97.9 …

PWM as a low cost method for the analog control of MEMS devices

C Pollock, LK Barrett, PG del Corro… - Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we discuss the use of pulse width modulation (PWM) to control analog MEMS
devices. We achieve a precise linear analog control of MEMS by applying PWM signal with …

Single ended capacitive self-sensing system for comb drives driven XY nanopositioners

PG Del Corro, M Imboden, DJ Pérez, DJ Bishop… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents the implementation of a system to capacitively self-sense the position of
a comb drive based MEMS XY nanopositioner from a single common node. The …

A new improved vertical comb type differential capacitive sensing micro accelerometer using silicon-on-insulator wafer technology

MK Dounkal, RK Bhan, N Kumar - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
A new and improved approach using vertical combs for the differential capacitive sensing of
acceleration using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer technology is presented. The design …

MEMS mirrors and controls for indoor optical wireless communication

C Pollock - 2019 - search.proquest.com
With the rise of the Internet of Things, more and more devices are being connected to the
internet, driving up the demand for wireless connectivity. In addition to advancing the current …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical Simulation on the Comb Drive Micro-Accelerometer

X Zhao - Modern Mechanical Engineering, 2017 - scirp.org
In this study, we research about comb-drive micro-structure, which is a MEMS device used to
measure velocities and accelerations. To ensure the accuracy and visualization of the result …