Resonant microcavity display
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a cavity with an active region;
said active region including a material capable of having spontaneous light emission; and
said device capable of controlling the spontaneous light emission from said active region.
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Abstract
A resonant microcavity display, comprising a thin-film resonant microcavity with a phosphor active region is disclosed. The microcavity comprises: a rigid substrate; a front reflector disposed upon the rigid substrate; a phosphor active region disposed upon the front reflector; and a back reflector disposed upon the active region. The display preferentially emits light that propagates along the axis perpendicular to plane of the display, due to its quantum mechanical properties. It exhibits high external efficiency, highly controllable chromaticity, high resolution, highly directional output and highly efficient heat transfer characteristics. For these reasons it provides a suitable display element for projection screen television, high definition television, direct view television, flat panel displays, optical coupling, and other applications.
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49 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a cavity with an active region; said active region including a material capable of having spontaneous light emission; and said device capable of controlling the spontaneous light emission from said active region. - 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, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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27. The device of class 1 wherein:
said active region is designed to promote the formation of standing waves for emitting light.
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28. The device of class 1 comprising:
said material of said active region has a luminous efficiency of about at least one percent, where luminous efficiency is defined as the ratio of light output over power input.
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35. A method of producing a luminescent display which comprises:
growing a resonant microcavity including a phosphor active region for said microcavity. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A device comprising:
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a resonant microcavity with an active region; and said active region having a material disposed therein that absorbs light and generates an electrical signal.
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39. A memory storage device comprising:
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a resonant microcavity with an active region; said active region having a material which has a decay rate; and said resonant microcavity being tunable in order to effect the lifetime of the material in order to store information. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A memory storage device comprising:
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a resonant microcavity with an active region; and said active region having a material with can absorb energy in order to burn holes in the material to store information. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A light valve comprising:
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a first resonant microcavity; a second resonant microcavity, said second microcavity having an active region with a material that is characterized in that light is generated by spontaneous emissions; and said first resonant microcavity being tunable in order to modulate the intensity of light emitted from said second resonant microcavity.
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44. A device comprising:
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a resonant microcavity with an active region; and said active region having a phosphor disposed therein for spontaneously emitting light. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A device comprising:
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one or more cavities; at least one of said one or more cavities having an active region which is capable of having spontaneous light emission; and said device capable of controlling spontaneous light emission from said active region. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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