This topical review discusses recent development and trends on scanning micromirrors for
biomedical applications. This also includes a biomedical micro robot for precise …

This paper reports a new shape-memory-alloy (SMA) micro-positioning stage. The device
has been monolithically micro-machined with a single fabrication step. The design …

This paper reports a miniature optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe and high-
resolution 3-D OCT imaging results obtained with this side-view probe. The probe is only 2.8 …

A novel three degree-of-freedom microactuator based on thin-film lead-zirconate-titanate
(PZT) is described with its detailed structural model. Its central rectangular-shaped mirror …

A Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) that incorporates a closed-loop controlled,
electrothermally actuated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) micromirror is proposed …

This paper presents design and simulation of a MEMS analog torsional micro-mirror with
improved rotation angle. The working range and consequently the rotation angle limitation of …

The design of a micromirror for biomedical applications requires multiple output responses
to be optimized, given a set of performance parameters and constraints. This paper presents …

A novel electromagnetic-actuated fiber scanner has been proposed for ultra-thin scanning
fiber endoscope application. A free-fixed optical fiber cantilever with a cylindrical magnet …

Bimorph-based electrothermal micromirrors can generate large lateral-shift-free (LSF)
vertical displacement by employing electrothermal bimorph actuators with multiple segments …

Resistance to impact damage is highly favored in hand-held optical scanning applications.
In this work, a lateral-shift-free (LSF) electrothermal micromirror with high impact resistance …