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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 60', 'Application No. 05255646', 'Application No. 05800920', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 2007110165', 'Application No. 05798393', 'Application No. 05800920', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 05800920']

Patente US7898521 - Device and method for wavelength filtering - Google Patentes
Embodiments include devices and methods for wavelength filtering. For example, one embodiment includes a display comprising a plurality of the display elements each comprising a movable reflector, a first partial reflector, and a second partial reflector. The first partial reflector is positioned at...http://www.google.es/patents/US7898521?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US7898521 - Device and method for wavelength filtering
Número de publicación US7898521 B2
Número de solicitud US 11/213,659
También publicado como CA2580992A1, DE602005026418D1, EP1800172A1, EP1800172B1, US20060067633, US20110193770, WO2006036540A1
Número de publicación 11213659, 213659, US 7898521 B2, US 7898521B2, US-B2-7898521, US7898521 B2, US7898521B2
Inventores Brian J. Gally, William J. Cummings
Citas de patentes (286), Otras citas (81), Citada por (40), Clasificaciones (8), Eventos legales (5)
US 7898521 B2
1. A device for modulating light, the device comprising:
a first partial reflector positioned at a first distance from said movable reflector;
at least one layer of dielectric material between said first partial reflector and said movable reflector; and
a second partial reflector positioned at a second fixed distance from said first partial reflector,
wherein said movable reflector is movable with respect to said first partial reflector to alter said first distance and wherein said first and second partial reflectors comprise an interferometric filter configured to increase the saturation of light reflected by said movable reflector and said first partial reflector.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein said movable reflector and said first partial reflector reflect white light when the movable reflector is in at least one position.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein said device forms part of a display.
16. The device of claim 1, wherein said movable reflector and said second partial reflector define an optical cavity configured to contribute insubstantially to the visible light spectral response of said movable reflector and said first partial reflector.
17. The device of claim 1, wherein the interferometric filter comprises a color filter.
18. The device of claim 1, wherein the interferometric filter is configured to provide a band pass response characterized by a particular color, whereby the interferometric filter selectively transmits visible wavelengths associated with said particular color and substantially filters other visible wavelengths.
19. The device of claim 1 provided with electronics configured to drive the movable reflector such that light reflected by said movable reflector and said first partial reflector can be modulated so as to form part of an image viewable on a display.
20. The device of claim 19, wherein the display comprises a reflective display.
21. The device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to form an image by selectively modulating ambient light.
22. The device of claim 1, wherein the movable reflector comprises a metal.
23. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second partial reflectors comprises a metal.
24. The device of claim 1, wherein said device comprises a display element included in an array of display elements of a display such that light reflected by said movable reflector and said first partial reflector forms part of an image produced by said array of display elements and said interferometric filter increases the color gamut of said display.
25. A display comprising a plurality of display elements, each of the display elements comprising:
means for reflecting light, said reflecting means being movable;
first means for partially reflecting light, wherein said movable reflecting means and said first partially reflecting means are configured to interferometrically modulate light;
at least one layer of dielectric material between said first partially reflecting means and said movable reflecting means; and
second means for partially reflecting light, wherein said first partially reflecting means and said second partially reflecting means are configured to interferometrically filter light, and wherein said first and second partially reflecting means comprise an interferometric filter configured to increase the saturation of light reflected by said movable reflecting means and said first partially reflecting means.
26. The display of claim 25, further comprising:
means for actuating said means for reflecting light.
27. The display of claim 26, wherein said means for actuating comprises an electrode.
28. The display of claim 25, wherein said reflecting means comprises a reflective layer.
29. The display of claim 25, wherein said first partially reflecting means comprises a partially reflective layer.
30. The display of claim 25, wherein said second partially reflecting means comprises a partially reflective layer.
31. The display of claim 25, wherein said interferometric filter comprises a color filter.
32. The display of claim 25 provided with means for controlling, wherein said controlling means are configured to drive said movable reflecting light means such that light reflected by said movable reflecting light means and said first partially reflecting light means can be modulated so as to form part of an image viewable on the display.
33. The display of claim 32, wherein the display comprises a reflective display.
34. The display of claim 25, wherein light reflected by said movable reflecting light means and said first partially reflecting light means forms part of an image produced by said plurality of display elements and said interferometric filter increases the color gamut of said display.
35. A device for modulating light, the device comprising:
a first partial reflector positioned at a first distance from said movable reflector, the movable reflector being movable with respect to said partial reflector to alter said first distance;
at least one layer of dielectric material between said first partial reflector and said movable reflector;
a second partial reflector positioned at a second fixed distance from said first partial reflector; and
an electrode positioned between said first and second partial reflectors and configured to alter the position of said movable mirror,
wherein said first and second partial reflectors comprise an interferometric filter configured to increase the saturation of light reflected by said movable reflector and said first partial reflector.
39. The device of claim 35, wherein the interferometric filter comprises a color filter.
40. The device of claim 35 provided with electronics configured to drive the movable reflector such that light reflected by said movable reflector and said first partial reflector can be modulated so as to form part of an image viewable on a display.
41. The device of claim 35, wherein the display comprises a reflective display.
42. The device of claim 35, wherein said device comprises a display element included in an array of display elements of a display such that light reflected by said movable reflector and said first partial reflector forms part of an image produced by said array of display elements and said interferometric filter increases the color gamut of said display.
43. A method of making a device for modulating light, the method comprising:
forming a first partial reflector positioned at a first distance from said movable reflector;
forming at least one layer of dielectric material between said first partial reflector and said movable reflector; and
forming a second partial reflector positioned at a second fixed distance from said first partial reflector,
44. The method of claim 43, further comprising forming an electrode between said first and second partial reflectors.
45. The method of claim 44, further comprising forming a layer of dielectric material between said electrode and said second partial reflector.
46. The method of claim 43, further comprising performing said steps of forming onto a substrate, wherein said second partial reflector is between said first reflector and said substrate.
47. The method of claim 43, wherein said first and second partial reflectors are formed to define an optical cavity that is configured to selectively transmit visible wavelengths associated with a color of light and substantially filter other visible wavelengths when illuminated with white light.
48. The method of claim 43, further comprising forming at least one layer of dielectric material between said first partial reflector and said second partial reflector.
49. The method of claim 43, wherein said movable reflector and said first partial reflector are formed so as to reflect white light when the movable reflector is in at least one position.
50. The device formed by the method of claim 43.
51. The method of claim 43, wherein said movable reflector and said second partial reflector define an optical cavity configured to contribute insubstantially to the visible light spectral response of said movable reflector and said first partial reflector.
52. The method of claim 43, wherein the interferometric filter comprises a color filter.
53. The method of claim 43 further comprising providing electronics configured to drive the movable reflector such that light reflected by said movable reflector and said first partial reflector can be modulated so as to form part of an image viewable on a display.
54. The method of claim 53, wherein the display comprises a reflective display.
55. The method of claim 43, wherein said device comprises a display element included in an array of display elements of a display such that light reflected by said movable reflector and said first partial reflector forms part of an image produced by said array of display elements and said interferometric filter increases the color gamut of said display.
This application claims the benefit of, and incorporates by reference, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/613,403 filed Sep. 27, 2004.
As discussed above with reference to FIG. 1, the modulator 12 (i.e., both modulators 12 a and 12 b) includes an optical cavity formed between the mirrors 14 (i.e., mirrors 14 a and 14 b) and 16 (mirrors 16 a and 16 b, respectively). The characteristic distance, or effective optical path length, d, of the optical cavity determines the resonant wavelengths, λ, of the optical cavity and thus of the interferometric modulator 12. A peak resonant visible wavelength, λ, of the interferometric modulator 12 generally corresponds to the perceived color of light reflected by the modulator 12. Mathematically, for resonance, the optical path length d is equal to ½ N λ, where N is an integer. A given resonant wavelength, λ, is thus reflected by interferometric modulators 12 having optical path lengths d of ½λ (N=1), λ (N=2), 3/2λ (N=3), etc. The integer N may be referred to as the order of interference of the reflected light. As used herein, the order of a modulator 12 also refers to the order N of light reflected by the modulator 12 when the mirror 14 is in at least one position. For example, a first order red interferometric modulator 12 may have an optical path length d of about 325 nm, corresponding to a wavelength λ of about 650 nm. Accordingly, a second order red interferometric modulator 12 may have an optical path length d of about 650 nm.
The white point of a display is the hue that is considered to be generally neutral (gray or achromatic). The white point of a display device may be characterized based on a comparison of white light produced by the device with the spectral content of light emitted by a black body at a particular temperature (“black body radiation”). A black body radiator is an idealized object that absorbs all light incident upon the object and which reemits the light with a spectrum dependent on the temperature of the black body. For example, the black body spectrum at 6,500° K may be referred to as white light having a color temperature of 6,500° K Such color temperatures, or white points of approximately 5,000°-10,000° K are generally identified with daylight.
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