Light control devices and methods of making same
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1. A collimating device comprising:
- a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the first transparent substrate having an index of refraction;
a plurality of wave guide structures provided in the first transparent substrate, the plurality of wave guide structures having an index of refraction different than the index of refraction of the first transparent substrate;
a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface wherein the first surface of the second transparent substrate is facing the first surface of the first transparent substrate, the second transparent substrate having an index of refraction; and
a plurality of exit control structures provided in the second transparent substrate, the plurality of exit control structures having an index of refraction different than the index of refraction of the second transparent substrate;
wherein the first surface of the first transparent substrate and the first surface of the second transparent substrate face each other such that each wave guide structure is generally aligned with each exit control structure thereby forming a collimating structure,wherein light emanating from a first direction facing the second surface of the first transparent substrate propagates through the first transparent substrate, between the plurality of wave guide structures, and is collimated as it exits adjacent collimating structures.
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Abstract
A light control device is disclosed that includes a two film construction, each film having a plurality of light reflecting regions. For example, the light absorbing elements can be a series of grooves or column-like indentations in the films that are filled or coated with a light reflecting material having a lower index of refraction than that of the films. The two films can be adjacently disposed so that their respective light reflecting regions form a plurality of light reflecting elements that extend along the thickness direction of the device.
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1. A collimating device comprising:
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a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the first transparent substrate having an index of refraction; a plurality of wave guide structures provided in the first transparent substrate, the plurality of wave guide structures having an index of refraction different than the index of refraction of the first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface wherein the first surface of the second transparent substrate is facing the first surface of the first transparent substrate, the second transparent substrate having an index of refraction; and a plurality of exit control structures provided in the second transparent substrate, the plurality of exit control structures having an index of refraction different than the index of refraction of the second transparent substrate; wherein the first surface of the first transparent substrate and the first surface of the second transparent substrate face each other such that each wave guide structure is generally aligned with each exit control structure thereby forming a collimating structure, wherein light emanating from a first direction facing the second surface of the first transparent substrate propagates through the first transparent substrate, between the plurality of wave guide structures, and is collimated as it exits adjacent collimating structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A collimating device comprising:
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a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a plurality of wave guide structures defined by voids in the first transparent substrate, each wave guide structure extending between and substantially bounded by the first surface and the second surface of the first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface; and a plurality of exit control structures defined by voids in the second transparent substrate; wherein the first surface of the first transparent substrate and the first surface of the second transparent substrate face each other such that each wave guide structure is generally aligned with each exit control structure thereby forming a collimating structure, wherein light emanating from a first direction facing the second surface of the first transparent substrate is collimated as it exits adjacent collimating structures. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 25)
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22. A collimating device comprising:
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a first transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a plurality of wave guide structures extending between and bounded by the first surface and the second surface of the first transparent substrate, each wave guide structure having a base associated with the first surface of the first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface; and a plurality of exit control structures provided in the second transparent substrate, each exit control structure having a base associated with the first surface of the second transparent substrate; wherein the first surface of the first transparent substrate and the first surface of the second transparent substrate face each other such that each wave guide structure is generally aligned with each exit control structure thereby forming a collimating structure, wherein light emanating from a first direction facing the second surface of the first transparent substrate is collimated as it exits adjacent collimating structures. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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