Display element having filter material diffused in a substrate of the display element
First Claim
1. A method of forming a display device, the method comprising:
- diffusing a material into a substrate, said material having a different optical property than said substrate; and
forming at least one light modulating element over the substrate, the light modulating element comprising a partially reflective surface and a substantially reflective surface that form an optical cavity, at least one of said reflective surfaces movable with respect to the other to modulate said optical cavity.
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Abstract
Optical filter functionality is incorporated into a substrate of a display element thereby decreasing the need for a separate thin film filter and, accordingly, reducing a total thickness of a filtered display element. Filter functionality may be provided by any filter material, such as pigment materials, photoluminescent materials, and opaque material, for example. The filter material may be incorporated in the substrate at the time of creating the substrate or may be selectively diffused in the substrate through a process of masking the substrate, exposing the substrate to the filter material, and heating the substrate in order to diffuse the filter material in the substrate.
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78 Claims
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1. A method of forming a display device, the method comprising:
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diffusing a material into a substrate, said material having a different optical property than said substrate; and
forming at least one light modulating element over the substrate, the light modulating element comprising a partially reflective surface and a substantially reflective surface that form an optical cavity, at least one of said reflective surfaces movable with respect to the other to modulate said optical cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A display device comprising:
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at least one light modulating element comprising first and second reflective surfaces, said second surface being movable with respect to said first surface; and
a substrate, said light modulating element disposed over said substrate, wherein said substrate comprises a color filter that transmits color light. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A display device comprising:
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at least one light-modulating element comprising first and second reflective surfaces, said second surface being movable with respect to said first surface; and
a substrate, said light-modulating element disposed over said substrate, wherein said substrate incorporates at least tinting. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A display device comprising:
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a plurality of light-modulating elements each comprising first and second reflective surfaces, said second surface being movable with respect to said first surface; and
a substrate, said plurality of light-modulating elements disposed over said substrate, wherein said substrate includes therein first and second absorptive regions, said first and second absorptive regions having different optical transmission properties. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A display device comprising:
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at least one plurality of light modulating elements each comprising first and second reflective surfaces, said second surfaces being movable with respect to said first surfaces; and
a substrate, said at least one plurality of light modulating elements disposed over said substrate, wherein said substrate comprises a plurality of elements configured to limit a field-of-view of the display device. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of forming an interferometric modulator, the method comprising:
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combining a substrate material with a filter material in order to form a mixture;
heating the mixture so that the substrate material substantially melts and the filter material is diffused within the melted substrate material;
cooling the mixture in order to form a substrate; and
forming at least one light modulating element over the substrate, the light modulating element comprising a partially reflective surface and a substantially reflective surface that form an optical cavity, at least one of said reflective surfaces movable with respect to the other to modulate said optical cavity. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66)
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67. A display device comprising:
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means for modulating light; and
means for supporting said light modulating means; and
means for filtering light disposed in said supporting means. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70)
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71. A display device comprising:
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means for modulating light; and
means for supporting said light modulating means; and
means for limiting a field-of-view. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74)
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75. A display device comprising:
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at least one light-modulating element comprising first and second reflective surfaces, said second surface being movable with respect to said first surface; and
a substrate, said light-modulating element disposed over said substrate, wherein said substrate incorporates at least one photoluminescent material. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78)
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