Patent ID: 6490402
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: D02G,D03D,D10B,F21V,G02B,G09F,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A light-emitting diode (LED) matrix comprising:a plurality of LED fibers, each LED fiber electrically isolated from and in substantially parallel alignment to the other LED fibers, each LED fiber comprising a conducting core, a first doped layer circumferentially surrounding the conducting core, and a second doped layer circumferentially surrounding the first doped layer, the first and second doped layers forming a semiconductor junction; and a plurality of conductive strands, each conductive strand electrically isolated from and in substantially parallel alignment to the other conductive strands, the plurality of conductive strands interwoven with the plurality of LED fibers, each one of the conductive strands electrically coupling to one of the plurality of LED fibers at a respective one of a plurality of lateral locations, each one of the plurality of lateral locations forming a light-emitting diode.