MOVING MIRROR OPTICAL SCANNER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

An apparatus and method for an optical scanner comprises a mirror (Fig. 5, 3), a coil (Fig. 6, 10), a magnetic circuit (Fig. 6, 6), and a support connected to the mirror. The mirror has a reflective surface and a periphery. A coil of electrically conductive material consists of a plurality of windings around the periphery of the mirror. The magnetic circuit comprises a magnet having opposite poles generating a magnetic flux therebetween. A support is connected to the mirror, the support rotatably supporting the mirror in the magnetic flux with the magnetic flux intersecting the coil.