System and method for reducing visual artifacts in displays
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1. A display device, comprising:
- a plurality of light modulators disposed on a substrate; and
a plurality of illumination elements formed substantially along a plane and configured to extract light from a light guide, and to transform the extracted light into a non-uniformly varying pattern of light, the plurality of illumination elements being further configured to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to the light modulators, wherein each of the illumination elements comprises at least one surface defining an angle with respect to the substrate and wherein each of said surfaces is configured to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to at least one of said light modulators.
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Abstract
Embodiments include systems and methods for reducing visible artifacts such as Moiré, or interference, patterns, in displays. One embodiment includes a display device comprising a plurality of light modulators and a plurality of illumination elements configured to direct light to the light modulators. The directed light of the plurality of illumination elements collectively defines an nonuniformly varying pattern of light.
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1. A display device, comprising:
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a plurality of light modulators disposed on a substrate; and a plurality of illumination elements formed substantially along a plane and configured to extract light from a light guide, and to transform the extracted light into a non-uniformly varying pattern of light, the plurality of illumination elements being further configured to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to the light modulators, wherein each of the illumination elements comprises at least one surface defining an angle with respect to the substrate and wherein each of said surfaces is configured to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to at least one of said light modulators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display device comprising:
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a plurality of light modulators; and a plurality of illumination elements arranged in a plurality of lines, each line of the plurality of lines being disposed at a non-uniform offset from each adjacent line of the plurality of lines, the illumination elements configured to direct light to the light modulators.
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18. A display device comprising:
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a plurality of light modulators; and a plurality of discontinuous illumination elements arranged along a series of lines and configured to direct light to the light modulators, wherein each of the plurality of discontinuous illumination elements is arranged along, and offset from, one of the series of lines and wherein the series of lines is formed substantially in a plane.
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19. A display device comprising:
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a plurality of interferometric modulators disposed on a substrate and configured for modulating light; and a plurality of illumination elements configured for extracting light from a light guide, for transforming the extracted light into a non-uniformly varying pattern of light and for illuminating the interferometric modulators with the non-uniformly varying pattern of light. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of making an illuminator, the method comprising:
forming a plurality of illumination elements substantially along a plane, the illumination elements configured to extract light from a light guide, to transform the extracted light into a non-uniformly varying pattern of light and to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to an array of light modulators. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method, comprising:
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illuminating a plurality of illumination elements with light; directing a non-uniformly varying pattern of the light formed from the illumination elements to a plurality of interferometric light modulators; and interferometrically modulating the non-uniformly varying pattern of light with the interferometric light modulators. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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