Interferometric modulation of radiation
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Abstract
An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their inherent color shift may be compensated for using several optical compensation mechanisms. Brightness, addressing, and driving of IMods may be accomplished in a variety of ways with appropriate packaging, and peripheral electronics which can be attached and/or fabricated using one of many techniques. The devices may be used in both embedded and directly perceived applications, the latter providing multiple viewing modes as well as a multitude of product concepts ranging in size from microscopic to architectural in scope.
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36 Claims
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1-19. -19. (Cancelled)
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20. A product comprising
an operational element, a display element, a housing enclosing the operational element and having a display element, the display element including a surface viewed by a user, and an array of interference modulators of light on the surface.
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36-39. -39. (Cancelled)
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