Devices and methods for enhancing color shift of interferometric modulators
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1. An optical structure, comprising:
- a display element, wherein the wavelengths of light reflected by the display element are a function of the angle of view; and
an overlying layer including a textured surface which refracts light in a substantially random pattern, wherein said textured surface forms a boundary between a first material having a first index of refraction and a second material having a second index of refraction, and wherein light reflected by the display element is refracted at the textured surface to alter the effective angle of view over the display element.
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Abstract
The color reflected by an interferometric modulator may vary as a function of the angle of view. A range of colors are thus viewable by rotating the interferometric modulator relative to an observer. By placing a textured layer between an observer and an interferometric modulator, a pattern which includes the range of colors may be viewed by the observer, and the range of colors may thus be viewable from a single viewing angle.
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17 Claims
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1. An optical structure, comprising:
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a display element, wherein the wavelengths of light reflected by the display element are a function of the angle of view; and an overlying layer including a textured surface which refracts light in a substantially random pattern, wherein said textured surface forms a boundary between a first material having a first index of refraction and a second material having a second index of refraction, and wherein light reflected by the display element is refracted at the textured surface to alter the effective angle of view over the display element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of fabricating an optical structure, comprising:
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providing a display element, wherein the wavelengths of light reflected by the display element are a function of the angle of view; and overlaying the display element with a layer having a textured surface which refracts light in a substantially random pattern, wherein said textured surface forms a boundary between a first material having a first index of refraction and a second material having a second index of refraction, and wherein light reflected by the display element is refracted at the textured surface to alter the effective angle of view over the display element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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