Claims
- 1. A method for fabricating a radiation reflector comprising the steps of:
- a) forming an etch mask on a silicon substrate to create a first window;
- b) etching a cavity into the substrate at the site of the first window;
- c) removing the etch mask;
- d) filling the cavity with a sacrificial material;
- e) planarizing the silicon substrate;
- f) forming a second etch mask on the silicon substrate to create a window shaped as a current trace;
- g) etching a first trench into the substrate at the site of the second window;
- h) removing the second etch mask;
- i) filling the trench with electrically conductive material;
- j) planarizing the silicon substrate;
- k) forming a third etch mask on the substrate to create a third window;
- l) etching a second trench into the substrate at the site of the third window;
- m) removing the third etch mask;
- n) filling the second trench with a soft magnetic material;
- o) applying a layer of membrane material to the silicon substrate;
- p) forming openings in the layer of membrane material to form contact openings to the current trace, and a partial opening above the cavity with the sacrificial material;
- q) forming and poling a thin film magnet in the partial opening above the cavity;
- r) forming a reflective coating on the thin film magnent; and
- s) etching out the sacrificial material from the cavity to complete the fabrication of the radiation reflector.
- 2. The method for fabricating a radiation reflector according to the steps of claim 1 and further comprising the step of:
- forming drive electronics on said silicon substrate for providing a driving current to the current trace.
- 3. The method for fabricating a radiation reflector according to the steps of claim 1 wherein the sacrificial material is low density PECVD SiO.sub.2.
- 4. The method for fabricating a radiation reflector according to the steps of claim 1 wherein the membrane material is SiN.sub.x.
- 5. The method for fabricating a radiation reflector according to the steps of claim 1 wherein the thin film magnet is comprised of a composition of cobalt-platinum CoPt.
- 6. The method for fabricating a radiation reflector according to the steps of claim 1 wherein the reflective coating is comprised of gold, silver, aluminum, or alloys thereof.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This invention is a Continuing application of Ser. No. 08/752,134, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,898,515 filed Nov. 21, 1996.
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