Light enhancing structures with multiple arrays of elongate features of varying characteristics
First Claim
1. An optical member comprising an array of total internal reflection structures, said optical member comprising:
- a substantially optically transmissive film having a surface;
a first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface; and
a second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface, said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features angled with respect to said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features, wherein each of said non-intersecting elongate features in said first plurality extends across said non-intersecting elongate features in said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features thereby forming said total internal reflection structures, and wherein at least a portion of said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features has a height or depth that is smaller than the height or depth of at least a portion of said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features but that is greater than 50% of the height or depth of said portion of said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features.
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Abstract
Various embodiments comprise light recycling films comprising an array of parallel ridges and grooves that form prisms that selectively reflect or transmit light. In some embodiments, the light recycling film may be used in displays that include spatial light modulators comprising a plurality of pixels. The light recycling film can limit the field-of-view of the display and enhance the luminance within that field-of-view. Various embodiments comprising multiple arrays of ridges and/or grooves can enhance uniformity of illumination of the pixels in the spatial light modulator and reduce Moiré effects.
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66 Claims
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1. An optical member comprising an array of total internal reflection structures, said optical member comprising:
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a substantially optically transmissive film having a surface;
a first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface; and
a second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface, said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features angled with respect to said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features, wherein each of said non-intersecting elongate features in said first plurality extends across said non-intersecting elongate features in said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features thereby forming said total internal reflection structures, and wherein at least a portion of said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features has a height or depth that is smaller than the height or depth of at least a portion of said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features but that is greater than 50% of the height or depth of said portion of said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An optical member comprising an array of total internal reflection structures, said optical member comprising:
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a substantially optically transmissive film having a surface;
a first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface; and
a second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface, said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features angled with respect to said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features, wherein each of said non-intersecting elongate features in said first plurality extends across said non-intersecting elongate features in said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features thereby forming said total internal reflection structures, and wherein the height or depth of at least some non-intersecting elongate features in said first plurality are unequal, and the height or depth of at least some non-intersecting elongate features in said second plurality are unequal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An optical member comprising an array of total internal reflection structures, said optical member comprising:
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a substantially optically transmissive film having a surface;
a first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface; and
a second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface, said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features angled with respect to said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features, wherein each of said non-intersecting elongate features in said first plurality extends across said non-intersecting elongate features in said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features thereby forming said total internal reflection structures, wherein at least a portion of said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features and at least a portion of said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features have unequal pitches, and wherein said portion of first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features and said portion of said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features have heights or depths that are the same, or the height or depth of the smaller non-intersecting elongate features are at least 50% the height or depth of the larger non-intersecting elongate features. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An optical member comprising an array of total internal reflection structures, said optical member comprising:
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a substantially optically transmissive film having a surface;
a first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface; and
a second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features in said surface, said first plurality of non-intersecting elongate features angled with respect to said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features, wherein each of said non-intersecting elongate features in said first plurality extends across said non-intersecting elongate features in said second plurality of non-intersecting elongate features thereby forming said total internal reflection structures, and wherein the pitch of at least some non-intersecting elongate features in said first plurality are unequal, and the pitch of at least some non-intersecting elongate features in said second plurality are unequal. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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