DEVICE FOR TILTING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY A MIRROR

Title:

DEVICE FOR TILTING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY A MIRROR

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/055253

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

The invention relates to a device (1, 2) for pivoting an optical element (10), comprising: an optical element (10), wherein the optical element is movably mounted so that the optical element can be tilted at least about a first axis (A),a magnet (20) extending in an extension direction (Z), wherein the magnet (20) comprises a magnetization (M) aligned with said extension direction (Z), and wherein the magnet (20) comprises a front side (20a), and wherein optical element (10) is rigidly coupled to the magnet (20) or to a first conductor section (30) that faces the front side (20a) of the magnet (20) in the extension direction (Z), wherein the first conductor section (30) extends along the first axis (A), and a current source means (50) electrically connected to the first conductor section (30), which current source means (50) is designed to apply an electrical current (I) to said first conductor section (30), so that a Lorentz force is generated that tilts the optical element (10) about said first axis (A) along a first tilting direction (x).

Inventors:

ASCHWANDEN MANUEL (CH)
NIEDERER DAVID (CH)
SMOLKA STEPHAN (CH)
GRÄTZEL CHAUNCEY (US)
PATSCHEIDER ROMAN (CH)
GEISSNER MARKUS (CH)

Application Number:

PCT/EP2015/071521

Publication Date:

June 02, 2016

Filing Date:

September 18, 2015

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

OPTOTUNE AG (CH)

International Classes:

G02B7/182; G02B26/08; G02B26/10; H02K33/00; H04N1/113

Domestic Patent References:

WO2014060170A1

2014-04-24

Foreign References:

US20140211187A1	2014-07-31
EP2784566A1	2014-10-01
US20020181839A1	2002-12-05
US20100142018A1	2010-06-10

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