GB2413647B - Open hole-based diffractive light modulator - Google Patents

Open hole-based diffractive light modulator

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Publication number
GB2413647B
GB2413647B GB0508353A GB0508353A GB2413647B GB 2413647 B GB2413647 B GB 2413647B GB 0508353 A GB0508353 A GB 0508353A GB 0508353 A GB0508353 A GB 0508353A GB 2413647 B GB2413647 B GB 2413647B
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Prior art keywords
light modulator
open hole
diffractive light
based diffractive
open
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0508353A
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GB2413647A (en
Inventor
Sang Kyeong Yun
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Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd
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Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from KR1020050000907A external-priority patent/KR20050118105A/ko
Application filed by Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd filed Critical Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd
Priority to GB0625065A priority Critical patent/GB2433327B/en
Publication of GB0508353D0 publication Critical patent/GB0508353D0/en
Publication of GB2413647A publication Critical patent/GB2413647A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/0808—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more diffracting elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/0816—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements
    • G02B26/0833—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements the reflecting element being a micromechanical device, e.g. a MEMS mirror, DMD
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81C—PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • B81C1/00—Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
    • B81C1/00015—Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate for manufacturing microsystems
    • B81C1/00134—Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate for manufacturing microsystems comprising flexible or deformable structures
    • B81C1/00142—Bridges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/0816—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements
    • G02B26/0833—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements the reflecting element being a micromechanical device, e.g. a MEMS mirror, DMD
    • G02B26/085—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements the reflecting element being a micromechanical device, e.g. a MEMS mirror, DMD the reflecting means being moved or deformed by electromagnetic means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/0816—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements
    • G02B26/0833—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements the reflecting element being a micromechanical device, e.g. a MEMS mirror, DMD
    • G02B26/0858—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light by means of one or more reflecting elements the reflecting element being a micromechanical device, e.g. a MEMS mirror, DMD the reflecting means being moved or deformed by piezoelectric means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/80—Constructional details
    • H10N30/85—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive active materials
    • H10N30/853—Ceramic compositions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03H—HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS
    • G03H2225/00—Active addressable light modulator
    • G03H2225/20—Nature, e.g. e-beam addressed
    • G03H2225/24—Having movable pixels, e.g. microelectromechanical systems [MEMS]

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
GB0508353A 2004-04-29 2005-04-26 Open hole-based diffractive light modulator Expired - Fee Related GB2413647B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0625065A GB2433327B (en) 2004-04-29 2005-04-26 Open hole-based diffractive light modulator

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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KR20040030159 2004-04-29
KR1020050000907A KR20050118105A (ko) 2004-04-29 2005-01-05 오픈홀 기반의 회절 광변조기

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GB0508353D0 GB0508353D0 (en) 2005-06-01
GB2413647A GB2413647A (en) 2005-11-02
GB2413647B true GB2413647B (en) 2007-05-16

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KR (1) KR100832646B1 (fr)
DE (1) DE102005018604A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2869696B1 (fr)
GB (2) GB2413647B (fr)

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US6141139A (en) * 1998-11-30 2000-10-31 Eastman Kodak Company Method of making a bistable micromagnetic light modulator
WO2005031394A2 (fr) * 2003-09-26 2005-04-07 Silicon Light Machines Corporation Modulateur spatial de lumiere a haute densite

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US5311360A (en) * 1992-04-28 1994-05-10 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford, Junior University Method and apparatus for modulating a light beam
US5949570A (en) * 1995-06-20 1999-09-07 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Diffractive optical modulator and method for producing the same, infrared sensor including such a diffractive optical modulator and method for producing the same, and display device including such a diffractive optical modulator
US6141139A (en) * 1998-11-30 2000-10-31 Eastman Kodak Company Method of making a bistable micromagnetic light modulator
WO2005031394A2 (fr) * 2003-09-26 2005-04-07 Silicon Light Machines Corporation Modulateur spatial de lumiere a haute densite

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GB0508353D0 (en) 2005-06-01
FR2869696A1 (fr) 2005-11-04
GB2433327A (en) 2007-06-20
KR100832646B1 (ko) 2008-05-27
GB2433327B (en) 2008-03-12
GB2413647A (en) 2005-11-02
GB0625065D0 (en) 2007-01-24
FR2869696B1 (fr) 2009-10-16
DE102005018604A1 (de) 2005-11-24
KR20060047478A (ko) 2006-05-18

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