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.

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Micromachines
Published
2025-05-23
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https://doi.org/10.3390/mi16060610
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Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
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Biaxial Non-Resonant Electromagnetically Driven Scanning Micromirror with Large Aperture

Weimin Wang, Chen Liu, Xin Wang, Tong Wang et al.
Micromachines
Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
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Biaxial Non-Resonant Electromagnetically Driven Scanning Micromirror with Large Aperture

Weimin Wang, Chen Liu, Xin Wang, Tong Wang, Jian Yu, M. S. Chang
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Abstract

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.

MicromachinesVol. 16(6)
Chongqing University (CN)
Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Affordable and clean energy
Openalex Percentile: Top 90%
Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
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