• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 52, Issue 9, 20230179 (2023)
Weihong Zhu1,2,3, Yang Wang2,4, Lihao Wang2,3, Yichen Liu2,3, and Zhenyu Wu1,2,3,4,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 3Shanghai Industrial Technology Research Institute, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 4University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20230179 Cite this Article
    Weihong Zhu, Yang Wang, Lihao Wang, Yichen Liu, Zhenyu Wu. Research progress of reliability of MEMS fast steering mirror for satellite laser communication[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(9): 20230179 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Perspective; (b) Assembly drawing of piezoelectric ceramic FSM[22]
    Fig. 1. (a) Perspective; (b) Assembly drawing of piezoelectric ceramic FSM[22]
    (a) Electrostatically driven MEMS FSM structure; (b) Experimental setup[32]
    Fig. 2. (a) Electrostatically driven MEMS FSM structure; (b) Experimental setup[32]
    (a) Electromagnetically driven MEMS FSM structure; (b) Experimental setup[35]
    Fig. 3. (a) Electromagnetically driven MEMS FSM structure; (b) Experimental setup[35]
    Piezoelectric MEMS FSM manufactured by SIMIT. (a) MEMS FSM; (b) Packaged MEMS FSM
    Fig. 4. Piezoelectric MEMS FSM manufactured by SIMIT. (a) MEMS FSM; (b) Packaged MEMS FSM
    Piezoelectric MEMS FSM manufactured by SIMIT. (a) 14.34 grms random vibration; (b) 500 g shock simulation
    Fig. 5. Piezoelectric MEMS FSM manufactured by SIMIT. (a) 14.34 grms random vibration; (b) 500 g shock simulation
    1 mm metal bonding interface made by FIB[48]
    Fig. 6. 1 mm metal bonding interface made by FIB[48]
    A scratch-induced bonding interface defect imaged by (a) C-SAM, confocal scanning acoustic microscope; (b) InGaAs camera with diascopic illumination; (c) InGaAs camera with episcopic illumination; (d) IR laser confocal microscope
    Fig. 7. A scratch-induced bonding interface defect imaged by (a) C-SAM, confocal scanning acoustic microscope; (b) InGaAs camera with diascopic illumination; (c) InGaAs camera with episcopic illumination; (d) IR laser confocal microscope
    Z-stopper in bottom wafer[51]
    Fig. 8. Z-stopper in bottom wafer[51]
    Performance parametersQuality/gMirror size/mmOptical angle/ mrad Control bandwidth/HzAdvantagesDisadvantages
    Traditional FSM Voice coil motors~60020-8020-7075-300High angle, high accuracy Great power consumption, large volume
    Piezoelectric ceramics~40020-1003-10150-1000Fast response speed, High resolution Hysterics characteristics
    MEMS FSMElectrostatic~10<103-40100-1500Integrated, low power consumption, miniaturization Small mirror size
    Electromagnetic
    Piezoelectric
    Table 1. Typical performance parameters and features of FSM
    Failure mechanismAcceleration factors
    FractureAcceleration, vibration frequency
    CreepTemperature, applied stress and strain
    WearLoad, speed, temperature, Composition of environment
    StictionMechanical shocks, vibration, voltage
    Cyclic fatigueApplied stress and strain, temperature, Number of cycles
    ElectromigrationCurrent density, temperature
    Electrostatic dischargeCharged devices, charged environment, Cosmic rays
    CorrosionVoltage and polarity, temperature
    Table 2. Common failure mechanisms and AFs of FSM
    Weihong Zhu, Yang Wang, Lihao Wang, Yichen Liu, Zhenyu Wu. Research progress of reliability of MEMS fast steering mirror for satellite laser communication[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(9): 20230179
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