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Table 1 Microscanner comparison summary

From: Microscanners for optical endomicroscopic applications

Packaging configuration

Scanning arrangement

Scanning trajectories

Actuation mechanism

Author (year), Journal

Applications (ref)

Side-viewing

Pre-objective

Line

1D electrostatic MEMS mirror scanner

Zara (2003), OL

OCT [25]

Micro motor

Adler (2007), Nat Photo

OCT [45]

Post-objective

Line

1D electrostatic MEMS mirror scanner

Toshiyoshi (2011), ISOP

OCT [31]

Raster

2D electromagnetic MEMS mirror scanner

Kim (2007), OPEX

SD-OCT [22]

2D electrostatic MEMS mirror scanner

Aguirre (2007), OPEX

OCT [27]

2D electrothermal MEMS mirror scanner

Wang (2013), BOE

OCT [38]

Lissajous

2D electrothermal MEMS mirror scanner

Sun (2010), OPEX

OCT [37]

Forward-viewing

Pre-objective

Line

Quarter-tubular piezoelectric actuator based fiber scanner

Liu (2004), OL

OCT [20]

1D electrothermal MEMS mirror scanner

Pan (2001), OL

OCT [34]

Xie (2003), EL

OCT [35]

Spiral

Quarter-tubular piezoelectric actuator based fiber scanner

Myaing (2006), OL

TPF [7]

Meinert (2014), OPEX

Confocal reflectance imaging [16]

Lurie (2015), OL

OCT-SFE [17]

Zhang (2014), OL

SS-OCT [18]

Xi (2012), OL

OCT-TPF [19]

Raster

Piezoelectric actuator based fiber scanner

Rivera (2011), PNAS

TPF/SHG [10]

Quarter-tubular piezoelectric actuator based fiber scanner

Do (2014), JBO

TPF [12]

2D electromagnetic MEMS lens scanner

Siu (2007), OPEX

OCT/Confocal imaging/TPF [21]

2D Electrostatic MEMS mirror scanner

Kumar (2010), BM

Confocal imaging [23]

2D electrothermal MEMS mirror scanner

Jain (2004), JSTQ

OCT [36]

Two pair of 1D electrothermal MEMS mirror scanners for each axis

Duan (2014), ISBI

SS-OCT [39]

Lissajous

Quarter-tubular piezoelectric actuator based fiber scanner

Liang (2012), JBO

TPF [8]

Park (2014), OPEX

OCT [9]

Park (2014), OL

OCT [14]

Electrostatic MEMS lens scanner

Park (2012), OL

OCT [13]

2D electrothermal MEMS fiber scanner

Seo (2016), OPEX

OCT [15]

Post-objective

Raster

2D electrostatic MEMS mirror scanner

Ra (2008), OPEX

Confocal imaging [30]

Lissajous

Two pair of 1D electrostatic MEMS mirror scanners for each axis

Liu (2010), JBO

Confocal imaging [29]

Non

Post-objective

Raster

Piezoelectric actuator based fiber scanner & galvanometer-driven mirror

Seibel (2001), ISOP

Confocal reflectance imaging [6]

Non

Pre-objective

Raster

2D electrostatic MEMS mirror scanner

Piyawattanametha (2006), OL

TPF [11]

Non

Non

Line

1D electromagnetic MEMS mirror scanner

Miller (1997), Opt Eng

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