AlScN Piezoelectric MEMS Mirrors with Large Field of View for LiDAR Application

This paper presents AlScN piezoelectric two-axis MEMS mirrors with gimbal-less and gimbaled designs fabricated in a CMOS-compatible manner. Integrated piezoelectric sensors provided feedback signals of the actual mirror positions. The mirror with a diameter of 1.5 mm possessed adjustable optical til...

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Main Authors: Yichen Liu, Lihao Wang, Yongquan Su, Yuyao Zhang, Yang Wang, Zhenyu Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/9/1550
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Summary:This paper presents AlScN piezoelectric two-axis MEMS mirrors with gimbal-less and gimbaled designs fabricated in a CMOS-compatible manner. Integrated piezoelectric sensors provided feedback signals of the actual mirror positions. The mirror with a diameter of 1.5 mm possessed adjustable optical tilt angles of up to 22.6° @ 30 V, with a high resonance frequency of about 8.2 kHz, while the 3 mm mirror reached 48.5° @ 41 V. The mirror with the gimbaled structure exhibited an excellent field of view and good mechanical decoupling. Additionally, a significant improvement in mirror scanning performance was observed in a vacuum (4 Pa), proving that the optical field of view was magnified by more than a factor of 10.
ISSN:2072-666X