Monolithic gimbal for a fast steering mirror

A monolithic gimbal configured to support a device on a housing, the monolithic gimbal comprising:

• a top body portion having a top surface configured to be mounted to the housing, and an opposing planar bottom surface;
• a middle body portion having a planar top surface facing the bottom surface of the top body portion, and having an opposing planar bottom surface;
• a bottom body portion having a planar top surface facing the bottom surface of the middle body portion, and having a bottom surface configured to be mounted to the device;
• a first elongate opening formed between the interface of the top body portion and the middle body portion, comprising opposing elongate recesses formed within the bottom surface of the top body portion and the top surface of the middle body portion that extends along a first axis;
• a second elongate opening formed between the interface of the middle body portion and the bottom body portion, comprising opposing elongate recesses formed body portion that extends along a second axis, the second axis being formed at a perpendicular angle with the first axis;
• a first set of flexure blades integrally formed with and coupling the top body portion and the middle body portion within the first elongate opening, the first set of flexure blades including a first blade that extends at a 45-degree angle between the top body portion and the middle body portion and a second blade that extends at a 45-degree angle between the top body portion the middle body portion and is perpendicular to the first blade, the first set of flexure blades enabling rotation of the top body portion and the bottom body portion about a first axis;
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• a second set of flexure blades integrally formed with and coupling the middle body portion and the bottom body portion within the second elongate opening, the second set of flexure blades including a third blade that extends at a 45-degree angle between the middle body portion and the bottom body portion and a fourth blade that extends at a 45-degree angle between the middle body portion and the bottom body portion and is perpendicular to the third blade, the second set of flexure blades enabling rotation of the top body portion and the bottom body portion about the second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.