Optical device comprising a plurality of units having at least two geometrically-differentiated tapered optical waveguides therein
First Claim
1. An optical device comprising:
- (a) a substrate; and
(b) a plurality of units on said substrate, each of said units comprising a plurality of tapered waveguides wherein;
(i) each of said waveguides has a light input surface adjacent said substrate (a) and a light output surface distal from said light input surface and said light input surface area is greater than said light output surface area;
(ii) each of said waveguides tapers from its light input surface to its light output surface at an angle; and
(iii) at least one of said light input surface area or said light output surface area of at least one of said tapered waveguides is different than the corresponding surface area of the remaining tapered waveguides in said unit.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an optical device comprising: (a) a substrate; and (b) a plurality of units on the substrate. Each of the units comprises a plurality of tapered waveguides wherein: (i) each of the waveguides has a light input surface adjacent the substrate (a) and a light output surface distal from the light input surface and the light input surface area is greater than the light output surface area; (ii) each of the waveguides tapers from its light input surface to its light output surface at an angle; and (iii) at least one of the light input surface area or the light output surface area of at least one of the tapered waveguides is different than the corresponding surface area of the remaining tapered waveguides in the unit. Preferably, the optical device is a viewing film. The present viewing film has reduced or substantially eliminated intensity hot spots and interference patterns. The present viewing film may be used in display devices, such as for example projection display devices, off screen display devices, and direct view displays. Such displays are used in a wide range of applications including computer terminals, airplane cockpit displays, automotive instrument panels, televisions, and other devices which provide text, graphics, or video information.
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1. An optical device comprising:
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(a) a substrate; and (b) a plurality of units on said substrate, each of said units comprising a plurality of tapered waveguides wherein; (i) each of said waveguides has a light input surface adjacent said substrate (a) and a light output surface distal from said light input surface and said light input surface area is greater than said light output surface area; (ii) each of said waveguides tapers from its light input surface to its light output surface at an angle; and (iii) at least one of said light input surface area or said light output surface area of at least one of said tapered waveguides is different than the corresponding surface area of the remaining tapered waveguides in said unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A viewing film comprising:
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(a) a substrate; and (b) a plurality of units on said substrate, each of said units comprising a plurality of tapered waveguides wherein; (i) each of said waveguides has a light input surface adjacent said substrate (a) and a light output surface distal from said light input surface and said light input surface area is greater than said light output surface area; (ii) each of said waveguides tapers from its light input surface to its light output surface at an angle; and (iii) at least one of said light input surface area or said light output surface area of at least one of said tapered waveguides is different than the corresponding surface area of the remaining tapered waveguides in said unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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