1.65 mm diameter forward-viewing confocal endomicroscopic catheter using a flip-chip bonded electrothermal MEMS fiber scanner
Abstract
We report a 1.65 mm diameter forward-viewing confocal endomicroscopic catheter using a flip-chip bonded electrothermal MEMS fiber scanner. Lissajous scanning was implemented by the electrothermal MEMS fiber scanner. The Lissajous scanned MEMS fiber scanner was precisely fabricated to facilitate flip-chip connection, and bonded with a printed circuit board. The scanner was successfully combined with a fiber-based confocal imaging system. A two-dimensional reflectance image of the metal pattern 'OPTICS' was successfully obtained with the scanner. The flip-chip bonded scanner minimizes electrical packaging dimensions. The inner diameter of the flip-chip bonded MEMS fiber scanner is 1.3 mm. The flip-chip bonded MEMS fiber scanner is fully packaged with a 1.65 mm diameter housing tube, 1 mm diameter GRIN lens, and a single mode optical fiber. The packaged confocal endomicroscopic catheter can provide a new breakthrough for diverse in-vivo endomicroscopic applications.
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Real-time Lissajous imaging with a low-voltage 2-axis MEMS scanner based on electrothermal actuation
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