JP2004312999A - エアギャップを有するマイクロマシン静電アクチュエータ - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】基板上に重なる多層のフレキシブル複合材の中間部分80は、静電力の印加に関係なく所定位置に保持され、定められたエアギャップが維持され、下部のマイクロ電子面10から比較的一定であり、ゼロまで減少することもある。フレキシブル複合材の可動性の末端部分100は、複合材層の間の熱膨張係数の違いによって一方に偏って自然にカールする。静電力に応答して、末端部分100が動いて、その結果、フレキシブル複合材がマイクロ電子面10から離れる距離が変化する。装置は、電磁放射線の経路を選択的に通過させたり遮ったりするように配置できる。減衰器に使用される材料は、様々なタイプの電磁放射線を通過させたり、反射したり、あるいは吸収したりするよう選択でき、複数の電磁減衰器がアレイに配置され、選択的にそのサブセットを作動することができる。
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マイクロマシンMEMS装置は光減衰器アレイにも使用される。例えばドイツ特許第19540363A1を参照すると、それは、光放射線の偏向の目的のための配列構成において配置された静電気的に作動する片持ち構造を教示している。
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- 基板電極(20)を有するマイクロ電子基板(10)と、
電極層(40)及びバイアス制御構造(110,82)を含むバイアス層(60,62)を有し、前記下に横たわっている基板(10)に取り付けられた固定部分(70)と、前記固定部分から伸びる中間部分(80)と、前記中間部分(80)から屈曲点(105)に近接して伸びており、前記基板電極と前記電極層との間に生成された静電力に応答して動くことができる末端部分(100)と、を含むフレキシブル複合材(50)と、
を備えたMEMS静電減衰器を使用して、電磁放射線を減衰させる方法であって、
前記静電減衰器に近接する少なくとも一つの所定経路に沿って電磁放射線を方向付ける工程と、
前記基板電極(20)と前記フレキシブル複合材電極層(40)との間に選択的に静電力を生成する工程と、
を含む方法において、
前記静電力に応答して少なくとも一つの所定経路に沿って走る電磁放射線を選択的に遮り、あるいは通過させるために前記末端部分(100)を所定の距離動かす工程を更に含むことを特徴とする方法。 - 前記電磁放射線を方向付ける工程は、前記フレキシブル複合材(50)の前記中間部分(80)によって定められる平面に実質的に平行な所定の経路に沿って前記電磁放射線を方向付けることを含む請求項1に記載のMEMS静電減衰器を使用する電磁放射線の減衰方法。
- 前記電磁放射線を方向付ける工程は、前記フレキシブル複合材(50)の前記中間部分(80)によって定められる平面に実質的に垂直な所定の経路に沿って前記電磁放射線を方向付けることを含む請求項1に記載のMEMS静電減衰器を使用する電磁放射線の減衰方法。
- 前記末端部分を動かす工程は、前記基板電極(20)と前記フレキシブル複合材電極層(40)との間の静電力の選択的生成に応じて、前記末端部分(100)を前記基板電極(20)から実質的に離れるように動かすことを含む請求項1に記載のMEMS静電減衰器を使用する電磁放射線の減衰方法。
- 前記基板電極(20)と前記フレキシブル複合材電極層(40)との間に静電力が存在しない中で、前記フレキシブル複合材(50)を偏らせて前記末端部分(100)を前記マイクロエレクトニック基板(10)に対して所定の方向に動かす工程を更に含む請求項1に記載のMEMS静電減衰器を使用する電磁放射線の減衰方法。
- 前記末端部分(100)を動かす工程は、前記基板電極(20)と前記フレキシブル複合材電極層(40)との間に生成される静電力の大きさを変化させることによって、前記末端部分の動きの度合いを制御することを含む請求項1に記載のMEMS静電減衰器を使用する電磁放射線の減衰方法。
- 基板電極(20)を有するマイクロ電子基板(10)と、
電極層(40)及びバイアス制御構造(110,82)を含むバイアス層(60,62)を有し、前記下に横たわっている基板(10)に取り付けられた固定部分(70)と、前記固定部分から伸びる中間部分(80)と、前記中間部分(80)から屈曲点(105)に近接して伸びており、前記基板電極と前記電極層との間に生成された静電力に応答して動くことができる末端部分(100)と、を含むフレキシブル複合材(50)と、
をそれぞれが備えたMEMS静電減衰器のアレイを使用して、電磁放射線を減衰させる方法であって、
前記静電減衰器のアレイに近接する少なくとも一つの所定経路に沿って電磁放射線を方向付ける工程と、
前記静電減衰器のアレイ内の選ばれた少なくとも一つの静電減衰器に対して、前記基板電極と前記フレキシブル複合材電極層との間に選択的に静電力を生成する工程と、
を含む方法において、
前記静電減衰器のアレイ内の前記選ばれた少なくとも一つの静電減衰器に対して、静電力の前記選択的生成に応答して前記末端部分(100)を所定の距離動かして、少なくとも一つの所定経路に沿って走る電磁放射線を選択的に遮り、あるいは通過させる工程を更に含むことを特徴とする電磁放射線の減衰方法。 - 前記静電力を選択的に生成する工程は、前記アレイ内に属する前記静電減衰器のサブセットを作動させることを含む請求項7に記載の電磁放射線の減衰方法。
- 前記末端部分を動かす工程は、前記アレイに属する前記静電減衰器のサブセットを少なくとも横一列に配置させ、前記少なくとも横一列内で、前記フレキシブル複合材(50)の前記末端部分(100)を動かすことを含む請求項7に記載の電磁放射線の減衰方法。
- 前記末端部分を動かす工程は、前記アレイに属する前記静電減衰器のサブセットを少なくとも横一列と少なくとも縦一列とに配置させ、前記少なくとも横一列と前記少なくとも縦一列内で、前記フレキシブル複合材(50)の前記末端部分(100)を動かすことを含む請求項7に記載の電磁放射線の減衰方法。
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