IP Library Granted Patent US 11,215,815
Granted Patent B2
US 11,215,815 · App. 15/069,281 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

MEMS micro-mirror device

Inventors: Nicolas Abele (Demoret, CH); Faouzi Khechana (Preverenges, CH); Lucio Kilcher (Montreux, CH)
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
G02B26/101G02B26/00G02B26/0833G03B21/14G03B21/28H04N9/3129G03B21/2033Y10T29/49
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Patent No.
US 11,215,815
App. No.
15/069,281
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A MEMS micro-mirror device includes, a single package; a first mirror and second mirror, wherein at least one of the mirrors is configured to oscillate along an oscillation axis; wherein both mirrors are located within the single package and are arranged such that as the at least one mirror oscillates, the light incident on the first micro-mirror can be deflected to the second mirror.

Claims (28)

1. A MEMS micro-mirror device comprising:

a package comprising:

a cap member comprising a transparent portion to transmit light; and

a base member, the cap member overlying the base member;

a red laser light source disposed within the package, the red laser light source to emit a red laser light;

a green laser light source disposed within the package, the green laser light source to emit a green laser light;

a blue laser light source disposed within the package, the blue laser light source to emit a blue laser light;

a beam combiner disposed within the package, the beam combiner arranged to combine the red laser light, the green laser light, and the blue laser light into a visible light beam projected through the base member; and

a single mirror disposed within the package and configured to oscillate about an oscillation axis and about a second oscillation axis, the second oscillation axis orthogonal to the oscillation axis, the single mirror arranged to receive the visible light beam and reflect the visible light beam through the transparent portion.

2. The MEMS micro-mirror device according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more magnetic elements.

3. The MEMS micro-mirror device according to claim 2 , wherein the or each magnetic element has an aperture.

4. The MEMS micro-mirror device according to claim 1 , wherein the package comprises a ceramic component.

5. The MEMS micro-mirror device according to claim 1 , comprising a reflector arranged to receive the visible light beam projected through the base member and reflect the visible light beam to the single mirror.

6. The MEMS micro-mirror device according to claim 1 , the red laser light source, the green laser light source, and the blue laser light source each configured to generate laser light based on pixels of a two-dimensional image to be displayed.

7. A system comprising:

a package, formed at least in part from a silicon substrate, the package comprising:

a cap member comprising a transparent portion to transmit light; and

a base member, the cap member overlying the base member;

a red laser light source disposed within the package, the red laser light source to emit a red laser light;

a green laser light source disposed within the package, the green laser light source to emit a green laser light;

a blue laser light source disposed within the package, the blue laser light source to emit a blue laser light;

a beam combiner disposed within the package, the beam combiner arranged to combine the red laser light, the green laser light, and the blue laser light into a visible light beam projected through the base member; and

a single mirror, formed at least in part from the silicon substrate, disposed within the package and configured to oscillate about an oscillation axis and about a second oscillation axis, the second oscillation axis orthogonal to the oscillation axis, the single mirror arranged to receive the visible light beam and reflect the visible light beam through the transparent portion.

8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising one or more magnetic elements.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the or each magnetic element has an aperture.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the package comprises a ceramic component.

11. The system of claim 7 , comprising a reflector arranged to receive the visible light beam projected through the base member and reflect the visible light beam to the single mirror.

12. The system of claim 7 , the red laser light source, the green laser light source, and the blue laser light source each configured to generate laser light based on pixels of a two-dimensional image to be displayed.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2021
From: ABELE, NICOLAS; KHECHANA, FAOUZI; KILCHER, LUCIO
To: LEMOPTIX SA
Reel/Frame 054987/0673 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2021
From: LEMOPTIX SA
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055060/0420 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: NORTH INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 054113/0814 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2019
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: NORTH INC.
Reel/Frame 048044/0034 →