LDC (Light Deflection Cube) – a 1D scanner module at Electronica 2010 Trade Fair in Munich Germany

Based on its competence in developing and fabrication of micro scanner devices Fraunhofer IPMS presents a 1D micro scanner module. Its modular platform approach was developed to bridge the gap between the supply of bare micro scanner dies and the final integration in the customer application. With the drastic enhancement of the short term availability of OEM-capable customized solutions the institute proofs its competence for MOEMS specific packaging, electronics development and system design. The application specific scanner system is based on a modular approach where several prefabricated components are chosen to meet our customers demands.

The complete modular platform LDC consists of:

• A micro scanner device (selected from available devices or even customized fabricated at Fraunhofer IPMS),
• Chip carrier with housing and front optics,
• Scan head with miniaturized optoelectronic position sensor for deflection control,
• Electronics for driving the micro scanner with a standard communication interface (SPI) and I/O ports and GUI software.

A selected 1D module based on the above-described LDC platform is exhibited at electronica 2010. This LDC module comprises a 1D micro scanner device with 23 kHz resonance frequency mounted on a PCB substrate housed by a glass dome as optical interface, an optical deflection sensor as well as the miniaturized driving electronics. A modular LDC platform for 2D micro scanners is currently under development and will be available, soon.

Electronica Trade Fair will be held in Munich Germany from the 9th of November to the 12th of November.