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    Lasers Plus MEMS Mirrors Deliver Programmable Projections

    Oct. 3, 2023
    MEMS mirrors and laser-beam steering can do neat things like programmable illumination for applications such as vector graphics laser projection.
    William G. Wong
    Related To: Electronic Design

    Check out our Sensors Converge 2023 coverage.

    Mirrorcle Technologies’ Veljko Milanovic and Microchip's Donald Humbert talk about how lasers, MEMS mirrors, and programmable laser-beam steering pertain to robotics. Mirrorcle’s MEMS mirror module can provide programmable illumination for applications such as vector graphics laser projection (Fig. 1).

    William Wong | Electronic Design
    1. Mirrorcle Technologies’ MEMS mirrors support functionality such as programmable laser-beam steering, which can be used in applications like LiDAR.
    1. Mirrorcle Technologies’ MEMS mirrors support functionality such as programmable laser-beam steering, which can be used in applications like LiDAR.

    I included an image of the projection demo (Fig. 2), but you need to watch the video to actually see it because of the vector nature of the presentation. The laser is used to draw an image, so only a fraction of the image is available at a time, such as the first letters of a word. Our eyes capture and we remember what has been projected. Therefore, we actually see the entire image that's repeated in the same fashion as rasterized displays. 

    William Wong | Electronic Design
    2. The demonstration in the video shows a robot using vector projection to present text and graphics. The trick is that the laser is scanning quickly, and a single frame in the video only shows what's currently being drawn.
    2. The demonstration in the video shows a robot using vector projection to present text and graphics. The trick is that the laser is scanning quickly, and a single frame in the video only shows what's currently being drawn.

    The advantage of using rasterized images generated by lasers and MEMS mirrors is lower power. Microchip’s participation involves the hardware that controls the mirrors and lasers.

    The MEMS mirrors are supported on four sides and “connected to bi-axial linkages that provide two-axis movement.” The modules can also be integrated into optical subsystems.

    Check out more of our Sensors Converge 2023 coverage.

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