Biaxial Non-Resonant Electromagnetically Driven Scanning Micromirror with Large Aperture
To address the challenges of small aperture size, limited scanning angles, and high fabrication costs in existing scanning micromirrors, this paper proposes a large-aperture biaxial electromagnetically driven scanning micromirror. The scanning micromirror utilizes a stainless-steel mirror structure and an actuation structure composed of arc-shaped permanent magnets (NdFeB 52), iron cores, and copper coils. By optimizing the magnet layout and coil design, it achieves large optical scanning angles in biaxial non-resonant scanning mode. Experimental results demonstrate that the optical scanning angles reach 61.4° (x-axis) under a DC driving current of ±18.1 mA and 61.1° (y-axis) under a DC driving current of ±25.2 mA with an effective mirror aperture of 9.54 mm × 10 mm. The resonant frequencies are 89 Hz (x-axis) and 63 Hz (y-axis). Experimental results verify the feasibility of biaxial independent control in non-resonant scanning mode. The design is fabricated using a low-cost computer numerical control (CNC) milling process and exhibits application potential in fields such as LiDAR, projection display, and optical communication, providing a novel approach for performance optimization of large-aperture scanning micromirrors.
Authors
- Weimin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6818-7711)
- Chen Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9532-7721)
- Xin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5366-9918)
- Tong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0730-7481)
- Jian Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2219-0151)
- M. S. Chang
Institutions
- Chongqing University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Micromachines
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/mi16060610
- Primary Topic
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing
- Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities