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7599011 Method for synchronizing an image data source and a resonant mirror system to generate images  
System and method for synchronizing the low speed mirror movement of a mirror display system with incoming frame or video signals, and synchronizing buffered lines of video data to the...
7586659 Audio MEMS mirror feedback  
A mirror device and a method for audio feedback of a MEMS mirror device are presented. The mirror device includes a mirror with a reflective surface located to intercept a modulated beam of light...
7573625 Multiharmonic galvanometric scanning device  
A scanning apparatus for a printer or similar instrument. A multiharmonic oscillator is used to provide a composite motion of a laser beam or other light beam to scan an imaging surface. The...
7542191 Optical scanning device, printing apparatus, and method for adjusting oscillation amplitude of oscillating mirror  
An optical scanning device is provided. The optical scanning device includes an oscillating mirror which has a pair of electrodes and a mirror oscillator, and which deflects a light beam; a driving...
7522789 Optical switches and actuators  
An optical switch comprises one or more input ports for directing an optical beam into the switch; dispersive means configured to receive said optical beam and which spatially separate the optical...
7522325 Light scanning device  
A light scanning device includes: a light source; a lens which converts a light emitted from the light source to a parallel light flux; an oscillating mirror which oscillates rotationally; a mirror...
7492495 Optical scanning apparatus and scanning image display apparatus  
An optical scanning apparatus in which keystone distortion non-linearity distortion in a projected image can be excellently corrected is provided. An optical scanning apparatus has light source...
7486426 Two-dimensional optical scan system using a counter-rotating disk scanner  
A counter-rotating disk scanner together with another scan mechanism provides two-dimensional optical scanner. The counter-rotating disk scanner includes counter-rotating scan disks that implement...
7471032 Shock resistant and mode mixing resistant torsional hinged device  
A shock resistant and mode mixing resistant assembly for oscillating a device such as a MEMS mirror around a pivot axis by means of two pairs of piezoelectric elements or towers is provided. The...
7466467 Method and apparatus for generating an angular sweep of a directed propagation of electromagnetic radiation  
An angular sweep of a directed propagation of electromagnetic radiation is generated by a first oscillating or vibrating reflector that cooperates with at least one fixed reflector. Electromagnetic...
7463828 Optical channel monitor  
An optical channel monitor is provided that sequentially or selectively filters an optical channel(s) 11 of light from a (WDM) optical input signal 12 and senses predetermined parameters of the...
7463396 Confocal optical scanning device  
The invention concerns a confocal optical scanning device comprising a mobile scanning mirror, reflection on one side 101 ( b ) compensating reflection on the opposite side 101 ( a ) after...
7453508 Camera having optical viewfinder  
In a camera system of this invention, a light beam coming from a photographing lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in the widthwise direction of a body unit, and is reflected by a second...
7452085 Dynamically adjustable fold-mirror assembly for projection device  
An apparatus, system, and method for a fold-mirror assembly with a dynamically adjustable mirror element for use in a projection device are disclosed herein.
7433109 Scanning optical system and scanning optical device  
There is provided a scanning optical system used with a deflection mirror that produces sinusoidal vibrations. The scanning optical system includes a first lens having a positive power, and a...
7420449 Mirror actuating device for projection systems  
A magnetic actuator utilizes a single magnet and two voice coils to rotate a mirror between two angular positions with respect to a rest state. A magnetic field assembly applies magnetic flux...
7404909 Mirror including dielectric portions and a method of manufacturing the same  
The invention provides a method for manufacturing a microelectronic device and a microelectronic device. The method for manufacturing the microelectronic device, without limitation, may include...
7400827 Camera provided with optical finder  
According to the present invention, light from a taking lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in a lateral direction of a body unit. Then, after passing through a screen, the light is...
7388713 Optical scanning microscope with linear scanning  
Optical scanning microscope with linear scanning and with illumination of a specimen via a beam splitter, which is arranged in an objective pupil and includes at least a reflecting first portion...
7359102 Driving method for galvano scanner  
A galvano scanner system has a galvano scanner and a scanner driver for driving the scanner, wherein a microcomputer for generating commands in which digital data representing a drive pattern of...
7355781 Spatial light modulator with perforated hinge  
A spatial light modulator (SLM) is disclosed that increases speed and efficiency of an SLM through the use of a perforated hinge. The hinge may take many forms, but generally includes an elongated...
7349141 Method and post structures for interferometric modulation  
An interferometric modulator includes a post structure comprising an optical element. In a preferred embodiment, the optical element in the post structure is a reflective element, e.g., a mirror....
7324252 Electromagnetic scanning micro-mirror and optical scanning device using the same  
An electromagnetic scanning micro-mirror is provided with a magnetic field generator for supplying a magnetic field, a mirror plate having a reflective plane and a frame structure attached to a...
7301692 Micro mirror and method for fabricating the same  
Disclosed is a micro mirror having a structure improved to have an increased driving angle while being driven in high speed. The micro mirror comprises a rotatable mirror section that reflects...
7300157 Pixel-shifting projection lens assembly to provide optical interlacing for increased addressability  
A projection display system includes a projection lens assembly that has multiple projection lens elements that are configured to receive light imparted with display information by a pixelated...
7277213 Aperture plate and related system and method  
An aperture plate includes an opening and a surface adjacent to the opening. The opening passes electromagnetic energy such as light to a reflector that is aligned with the opening and that directs...
7262894 Method for aligning bi-directional images in a mirror display  
A mirror display system comprising a multiplicity of scan lines that are combined to generate an image. The multiplicity of scan lines are orthogonally positioned in response to a slow speed cyclic...
7253941 Hinge design for enhanced optical performance for a micro-mirror device  
An apparatus for use with a digital micro-mirror includes a hinge disposed outwardly from a substrate. The hinge is capable of at least partially supporting a micro-mirror disposed outwardly from...
7242506 Optical deflector  
There is provided an optical deflector which has a control means for controlling deflection portion so as to deflect a deflection light beam at a desirable maximal deflection angle. According to...
7239436 Method for aligning consecutive scan lines on bi-directional scans of a resonant mirror  
A method for aligning consecutive scan lines of a mirror based visual system produced by the bi-directional scan of a resonant mirror is disclosed. The actual position for the mirror is determined...
7167290 Optical deflection device  
An optical deflection device is disclosed that is able to drive a mirror therein to move smoothly. In the optical deflection device, notches are formed in the mirror, and when the notches hit...
7149017 Optical deflector  
There is provided an optical deflector which has a control means for controlling deflection portion so as to deflect a deflection light beam at a desirable maximal deflection angle. According to...
7133179 Fast scanner with rotatable mirror and image processing system  
A scanner for obtaining an image of an object placed on an at least partially transparent platform, wherein the platform has at least a first scan area and a second scan area. The scanner includes...
7130094 Device and a method for deflecting a laser beam  
The present invention relates to a device for deflecting a laser beam, comprising at least a single sided mirror ( 1 ) and means for orientating said mirror, wherein said single sided mirror is...
7126733 Optical deflector  
An optical deflector comprises a control means for controlling at least either a light source or a deflection means adapted to gauge the distance between the position of a deflected beam of light...
7113321 Optical deflection apparatus and manufacturing method thereof, optical deflection array, imaging apparatus, and image projection display apparatus  
A miniaturized and highly integrated optical deflection apparatus is realized in which the number of electrodes for driving the optical deflection apparatus is reduced. The optical deflection...
7110153 Optical apparatus and laser display apparatus having laser beam scanner each  
An optical apparatus is disclosed which has a scanner for scanning a predetermined area with a laser beam. The optical apparatus comprises: a laser source; a scanner having a scanning mirror for...
7099060 Light deflecting method and apparatus efficiently using a floating mirror  
Method of deflecting light includes the steps of providing a substrate and forming a supporting member on the substrate. Next forming step forms electrodes at predetermined positions on the...
7085030 Optical scanner driving apparatus and optical scanner driving method  
An optical scanner driving apparatus comprises a moving plate having a reflection plane and a driving coil, a magnetic field generating section arranged in a vicinity of the moving plate, a driving...
7079297 Optical scan device, image position calibration method, and image display device  
An optical scanning device, a correction method of the position of an image, an image display method, and an image display device able to improve a light projection efficiency and lower the...
7068408 Optical apparatus and laser display apparatus having laser beam scanner each  
An optical apparatus is disclosed which has a scanner for scanning a predetermined area with a laser beam. The optical apparatus comprises: a laser source; a scanner having a scanning mirror for...
7057783 Light deflector, method of manufacturing light deflector and torsion oscillating member  
There is disclosed a light deflector in which both ends of a movable plate is supported to a support substrate by an elastic support portion, a reflection surface is formed on one surface of the...
7054046 Optical scanning frequency doubling method and apparatus adopting the same  
An optical scanning frequency doubling method and apparatus adopting the same are provided. According to the method and apparatus, light scanned by a mirror to a predetermined region is fed back to...
7034985 Asymmetric spatial light modulator in a package  
Disclosed herein is a micromirror package having a micromirror being attached to a supporting surface of a package substrate, and sealed between the package substrate and a package cover, whereas...
7014115 MEMS scanning mirror with distributed hinges and multiple support attachments  
A MEMS scanning mirror device includes a scanning mirror, rotational comb teeth, stationary comb teeth, distributed serpentine springs, and anchors. The scanning mirror and the rotational comb...
6995887 Laser scanning apparatus  
A plane mirror is disposed in an optical path after a polygon mirror which deflects laser light. Incident light to and reflected light on the polygon mirror has no angle in an auxiliary scanning...
6985271 Pointing angle control of electrostatic micro mirrors  
The present invention is directed to a control system for a MEMS device, such as a MEMS mirror, that uses sliding mode analysis to accurately and predictably control the position of the mirrors in...
6950223 Multiple hinge MEMS device  
A MEMS device is disclosed comprising: a substrate; a movable micromechanical element movable relative to the substrate; a connector and a hinge for allowing movement of the micromechanical...
6914366 Apparatus for suppressing vibration of optical part  
In the exposing apparatus of an image forming apparatus or the like, an apparatus for suppressing the vibration of an optical part has a detector for detecting the vibrating state of the optical...
6912077 Optical system  
An optical system, for example a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography, has at least one optical element with an optical surface. A correction radiation device is provided that...
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