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7453624 Projection display system including a high fill ratio silicon spatial light modulator  
A display system includes a light source and a first optical system coupled to the light source and adapted to provide an illumination beam along an illumination path. The display system also...
7428092 Fast-response micro-mechanical devices  
A spatial light modulator includes a mirror plate comprising a reflective upper surface, a lower surface having a conductive surface portion, and a substrate portion having a first cavity having an...
7424330 Method and apparatus for controlling deformable actuators  
In order to prevent negative effects of imprinting an the addressing accuracy of deformable actuators, a method for controlling deformable actuators has, during an event period, driving the first...
7405857 Light emitting diode (LED) device and method of making same  
A light managing screen may provide a rear projection screen, front projection screen or component thereof. The screen may comprise a polymeric composition including a first polymeric material, and...
7397018 Amplitude and phase controlled adaptive optics system  
An adaptive optics system is provided. The system includes a light source, a pair of deformable mirrors and a detection module. The light source is configured to provide an outgoing beam. The...
7388701 Optical modulator  
An optical modulator having a junction layer is disclosed. An optical modulator may be provided which includes a substrate, an insulation layer positioned on the substrate, a ribbon layer...
7373026 MEMS device fabricated on a pre-patterned substrate  
A microelectromechanical systems device fabricated on a pre-patterned substrate having grooves formed therein. A lower electrode is deposited over the substrate and separated by an orthogonal upper...
7372620 Micromirror and micromirror device  
There is provided a micromirror which includes a holding unit, a mirror that is held by the holding unit to be pivotable about a rotation axis of the mirror, a first fixed electrode group including...
7372613 Method and device for multistate interferometric light modulation  
A multi-state light modulator comprises a first reflector. A first electrode is positioned at a distance from the first reflector. A second reflector is positioned between the first reflector and...
7372608 Light control device and light control system using the same  
A light control device includes a substrate, a first reflective layer, a light modulating film in which the refractive index varies according to an applied electric field, a transparent electrode,...
7372607 Apparatus for reducing drops in a transmission spectrum due to inter-pixel gaps  
The invention includes an apparatus for modulating an optical signal. The apparatus includes a spatial dispersion mechanism and a modulating mechanism. The spatial dispersion mechanism spatially...
7365895 Display device  
A display device comprising the following arranged from light input side in the order listed below: a first reflector having a semi-transmissive and semi-reflective property; a translucent porous...
7362485 Image display medium, image writing device, and image forming apparatus  
An image display medium comprising: a display layer; a pair of substrates that retain the display layer therebetween, with at least parts of the pair of substrates configuring a frame portion to...
7319553 Optical modulator module package structure  
Disclosed herein is an optical modulator module package structure. In the optical modulator module package structure, an optical modulator device and a drive integrated circuit device are flip-chip...
7304784 Reflective display device having viewable display on both sides  
An interferometric light modulating device having two viewing surfaces is provided. In some embodiments, the device can generate two distinct images, one on each side of the device, simultaneously.
7304782 Driving method of spatial light modulator array, spatial light modulator array, and image forming apparatus  
A driving method of a spatial light modulator array having plural spatial light modulators of micro-electro-mechanical system, the plural spatial light modulators each including: a movable part...
7295360 Structure having light modulating film and light control device using the same  
A structure includes a substrate and a light modulating film formed on top of the substrate. The light modulating film is made of polycrystalline PLZT containing Pb, Zr, Ti, and La as constituent...
7292382 Light control unit  
A light control unit comprises: a substrate; an insulating film; a first transistor; a reflecting film formed on the insulating film; a light modulating film formed on the reflecting film; a...
7280267 Device for remotely stimulating and measuring electronic signals through a fiber optic cable  
An optoelectronic system includes an optical signal modulator, an optical input guide and an optical output guide connected to the optical signal modulator. The system further includes a reflective...
7280265 Interferometric modulation of radiation  
An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their...
7277217 Optical deflecting device, optical deflecting device manufacturing method, and optical projecting device  
Bearing portions having an approximately arc shape are provided on a lower surface of a plate-shaped member. In the bearing portions, stoppers of a regulating member are embedded. With the...
7262898 Apparatus for reducing drops in a transmission spectrum due to inter-pixel gaps  
The invention includes an apparatus for modulating an optical signal. The apparatus includes a modulating mechanism comprising a plurality of modulating component arrays, each modulating component...
7215461 MEMS devices with increased damping for suspended movable structures  
In one embodiment, a light modulator includes a substrate and a number of modulator elements disposed above and spaced apart from the substrate. Each modulator element has an optically active...
7209212 Tunable optical integrated element using liquid crystal as active layer  
The present invention discloses a tunable optical integrated element using liquid crystal as an active layer, which is applied to filters, couplers or optical add/drop multiplexer. The present...
7207678 Prism for high contrast projection  
Prism elements having TIR surfaces placed in close proximity to the active area of a SLM device to separate unwanted off-state and/or flat-state light from the projection ON-light bundle. The TIR...
7196830 Optical deflector having neutral surface of bending in movable member in different plane from neutral surface of bending in elastic support member  
An optical deflector including a support substrate, a movable member, a reflective face, and a mounting structure for fixing the support substrate thereto. The movable member is rotatably or...
7187487 Light modulator with a light-absorbing layer  
A spatial light modulator includes a first region and a second region. A light-absorbing layer contacts at least a portion of the second region. The light absorbing layer includes a first layer and...
7183618 Hinge for micro-mirror devices  
An improved hinge for a micro-mirror device composed of a conductive doped semiconductor and immune to plastic deformation at typical to extreme temperatures. The hinge is directly connected to the...
7149028 Transmissive-diffractive light modulator  
The present invention provides a transmissive-diffractive light modulator in which a substrate having the same structure as that of a conventional diffractive light modulator has a light...
7133183 Micro-optics solar energy concentrator  
Due to an ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources, there is an increasingly intense interest in harnessing solar energy. The instant invention can contribute to the goal of achieving...
7130102 Dynamic reflection, illumination, and projection  
This invention deals with the broad general concept for dynamic reflection, illumination and direct image projection. A mini-optics reflection and focussing system is presented that ranges from...
7126741 Light modulator assembly  
A light modulator assembly includes a substrate, a micro-electro mechanical semiconductor device (MEMS device) formed on the substrate, and a temperature control device coupled to the substrate and...
7113339 Interferometric modulator and display unit  
The interferometric modulator of the invention includes a transparent substrate (refractive index: n 0 ) 12 , an optical thin film (complex index of refraction: N 1 =n 1 −i·k 1 ) 13 provided...
7106495 Mask, substrate with light reflection film, manufacturing method for light reflection film, manufacturing method for electro-optical device and electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus  
A substrate is provided with a light reflection film in which the heights of a plurality of convex portions or the depths of concave portions formed on a base material are specified to be...
7099064 Electrostatic-type variable diffractive light modulator and manufacturing method thereof  
Disclosed herein are an electrostatic-type variable diffractive light modulator, which includes lower micromirrors that are provided on a glass substrate to be spaced apart from each other, and...
7085036 Mask, substrate with light reflection film, manufacturing method for light reflection film, manufacturing method for electro-optical device, and electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus  
A substrate is provided with a light reflection film in which the heights of a plurality of convex portions or the depths of concave portions formed on a base material are specified to be...
7046422 Reflection-type light modulating array element and exposure apparatus  
A reflection-type light modulating array element has: a substrate; a movable member provided with a beam body provided on the substrate through a first gap, a light reflector capable of rotational...
7042643 Interferometric modulation of radiation  
An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their...
7042625 Light modulator having digital micro blaze diffraction grating  
Disclosed is a light modulator having a digital micro blaze diffraction grating. In the light modulator, a fine protrusion is formed on an edge of a lower surface of a diffraction member so that a...
7027369 Optical pickup apparatus for simultaneously reading data from a plurality of tracks of an optical disc  
An optical pickup apparatus ( 10 ) for reading data from a plurality of tracks of an optical disc ( 34 ) at the same time by focussing spots (M, . . . ) of each light beam on a plurality of tracks,...
7000291 Money clip  
A money clip comprising a generally flat housing having an internal cavity and an elastic band secured to the housing for encircling and holding a wad a paper money between the band and housing. A...
6995898 Mask, substrate with light reflecting film, method for forming light reflecting film, method for manufacturing electro-optical device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus  
A substrate is provided with a light reflecting film in which the depths of a plurality of concave portions formed on the surface of the base or the heights of a plurality of convex portions formed...
6963441 Deactivated electro-optic material and method of forming the same  
An electro-optically deactivated transmissive material comprises a plurality of chemicals which are sufficient, in combination, to enable formation of an electro-optic material having an index of...
6947205 Bistable molecular mechanical devices activated by an electric field for electronic ink and other visual display applications  
An electric field activated bi-stable molecular system configured within an electric field generated by a pair of electrodes is provided for use, e.g., as electronic ink or other visual displays....
6897994 System for correction of spatial cross-talk and pattern frame effects in imaging systems  
An imaging system is disclosed that includes an illumination source, a diffractive modulator, imaging optics, and a coherence reduction system. The illumination source is for producing an...
6891987 Multi-aperture beam steering system with wavefront correction based on a tunable optical delay line  
A true-time delay feeder for multiple aperture beam steering devices. The feeder comprises a plurality of tunable time delay modules. The tunable time delay modules provide different delays to...
6862125 Reversible electro-optic device employing aprotic molten salts and method  
A single-compartment reversible mirror device having a solution of aprotic molten salt, at least one soluble metal-containing species comprising metal capable of being electrodeposited, and at...
6829079 Optical path control apparatus with mirror section, and manufacturing method for the same  
An optical path control apparatus includes a first substrate. A second substrate is movably provided for the first substrate. A mirror section is provided on the second substrate. A driving section...
6801681 Optical switch with low-inertia micromirror  
An optical switch is fabricated using micro-electro-mechanical system (“MEMS”) techniques. A thin mirror is fabricated in the major plane of the substrate and rotates about an axis...
6791757 Optical device for filtering and sensing  
An apparatus for filtering electromagnetic waves and sensing deposition of chemical species, the apparatus having a substrate having a surface relief structure containing at least one dielectric...
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