Patent ID: 8780436
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A direct view display, comprising: an array of micromirrors and first and second filters formed on a top surface of a substrate, each micromirror of said array of micromirrors having a top surface that reflects light, each micromirror of said array of micromirrors positioned between a respective fixed first filter that absorbs white light and a respective fixed second filter that transmits color light of selected wavelengths, said first filter comprising a first block of a first light absorbing material and second filter comprising a second block of a second light absorbing material, said first and second blocks and said micromirror arranged in a straight line parallel to said top surface of said substrate, said top surface of said micromirror recessed below top surfaces of said first and second blocks, each micromirror of said array of micromirrors (i) having a non-tilted first state that reflects incident light back toward the source of said incident light, (ii) tiltable to a second state to reflect incident light into said first filters and (iii) tiltable to a third state to reflect incident light through said second filters.