Fiber micropositioner

A system, comprising:

• a light source;
• a base;
• a suspension structure including:
• a first mount moveable relative to the base;
• a second mount fixed to the base;
• a first connecting structure;
• a second connecting structure;
• a support element fixed to the first mount;
• a first set of flexures including a first flexure that connects the first mount to the first connecting structure and a second flexure that connects the first mount to the second connecting structure, wherein the first set of flexures permit movement of the support element relative to the base in a first dimension;
• and
• a second set of flexures including a third flexure that connects the first connecting structure to the second mount and a fourth flexure that connects the second connecting structure to the second mount, wherein the second set of flexures permit movement of the support element relative to the base in a second dimension, wherein the first and second dimensions define a plane, wherein the first connecting structure is on a first side of the plane, and wherein the second connecting structure is on a second side of the plane;
• and
• an optical fiber including a receiving end to receive light output by the light source and a transmitting end held by the support element such that light output from the transmitting end is oriented substantially orthogonal to the plane.

A method of supporting a transmitting end of an optical fiber in a plane, comprising:

• affixing a suspension structure to a base, the suspension structure including:
• a first mount moveable relative to the base;
• a second mount fixed to the base;
• a first connecting structure;
• a second connecting structure;
• a support element fixed to the first mount;
• a first set of flexures that connects the first mount to the first and second connecting structures, wherein the first set of flexures permits movement of the support element relative to the base in a first dimension;
• and
• a second set of flexures that connects the first and second connecting structures to the second mount, wherein the second set of flexures permits movement of the support element and the first and second connecting structures relative to the base in a second dimension, wherein the first and second dimensions along which the support element moves define the plane, wherein the first and second sets of flexures prevent movement of the support element relative to the base in a third direction that is orthogonal to the plane;
• and
• fixing the transmitting end of the optical fiber to the support element such that light output from the transmitting end is oriented substantially orthogonal to the plane.