Methods and systems for fabrication of shaped fiber elements for scanning fiber displays

A fiber optic element of a fiber scanning system, the fiber optic element comprising:

• a fiber optic cable having:
• an input region;
• a support region coupled to the input region;
• and
• a light emission tip, wherein the support region is characterized by a first diameter and the light emission tip is characterized by a second diameter less than the first diameter, wherein the input region is located further from the light emission tip than the support region;
• and
• a motion actuator having:
• longitudinal side members;
• an internal orifice disposed between the longitudinal side members;
• a first region disposed at one end of the motion actuator;
• a central region;
• and
• a second region disposed at an opposing end of the motion actuator;
• wherein the support region of the fiber optic cable is disposed in the second region of the motion actuator,
• wherein the input region of the fiber optic cable is disposed within the longitudinal side members and separated from the longitudinal side members by a flexure distance.