Light scrambling system
DCFirst Claim
1. A light scrambling system comprising:
- a substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and
a plurality of light pipes, each having a first end on the first surface of the substrate, a second end on the second surface of the substrate, and at least one inside surface formed by a refractive index boundary;
wherein each light pipe is adapted to receive a light input at the first end and to transmit the light output at the second end;
wherein the light input is received by the first end at a plurality of input angles, wherein the light output is transmitted at the second end at a plurality of output angles, and wherein at least a portion of the input angles are different from at least a portion of the output angles, thereby scrambling the light received by the first ends of the light pipes and transmitted by the second ends of the light pipes.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a light scrambling system that includes a substrate and a plurality of light pipes. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. Each of the plurality of light pipes includes a first end on the first surface of the substrate, a second end on the second surface of the substrate, and at least one inside surface formed by a refractive index boundary. The light input is received by the first end at a plurality of input angles, and the light output is transmitted at the second end at a plurality of output angles. At least a portion of the input angles are different from at least a portion of the output angles, thereby scrambling the light received by the first ends of the light pipes and transmitted by the second ends of the light pipes.
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1. A light scrambling system comprising:
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a substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and a plurality of light pipes, each having a first end on the first surface of the substrate, a second end on the second surface of the substrate, and at least one inside surface formed by a refractive index boundary; wherein each light pipe is adapted to receive a light input at the first end and to transmit the light output at the second end; wherein the light input is received by the first end at a plurality of input angles, wherein the light output is transmitted at the second end at a plurality of output angles, and wherein at least a portion of the input angles are different from at least a portion of the output angles, thereby scrambling the light received by the first ends of the light pipes and transmitted by the second ends of the light pipes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A light scrambling system comprising:
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a plurality of substrate sections coupled together to form a substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and a plurality of light pipes, each having a first end on the first surface of the substrate, a second end on the second surface of the substrate, at least one inside surface formed by a refractive index boundary defined by a cut in a first substrate section, and at least one inside surface formed by a refractive index boundary defined by a border between the first substrate section and a second substrate section; wherein each light pipe is adapted to receive a light input at the first end, to transmit the light output at the second end, and the refractive index boundaries are adapted to alter the direction of the light in the substrate; wherein the light input is received by the first end of a light pipe at a plurality of input angles, the refractive index boundary alters the direction of at least a portion of the light input, and the light output is transmitted at the second end of the light pipe at a plurality of output angles, wherein at least a portion of the input angles are different from at least a portion of the output angles, thereby scrambling the light received by the first ends of the light pipes and transmitted by the second ends of the light pipes.
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