Control of a MEMS fast steering mirror for laser applications

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Lane, Joseph Kerivan
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Control of a microelectromechanical systems fast steering mirror for laser applications
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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James K. Roberge and Gary Shaw.
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Abstract
A control system for a MEMS fast steering mirror is designed and implemented to accurately steer a laser beam. This document contains a characterization of important mirror characteristics and the full analysis of an analog control system designed to maximize the performance of the mirror. A full analysis of the performance of the design, including bandwidth, stability, accuracy, power consumption, and system size and weight, is provided along with optical scan expansion designs. Finally, future possible improvements to the design are discussed.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2012.
 
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-79).
 
Date issued
2012
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77445
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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