Patent ID: 11958738
Assignee: SILICON LIGHT MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 20:
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the plurality of spring structures comprise a dimension in a direction perpendicular to long axes of the number of light modulating micro-ribbons larger than a width of the number of light modulating micro-ribbons, and wherein depositing and patterning the top modulating layer comprises patterning the top modulating layer so that each of the number of light modulating micro-ribbons is offset along the long axes thereof so that the one or more of spring structures supporting each of the number of light modulating micro-ribbons partially underlies an adjacent light modulating micro-ribbon, and a separation between each adjacent light modulating micro-ribbons is independent of the dimension of the plurality of spring structures.