JP4733135B2 - 光干渉変調器中のミラーの傾斜を抑制するための方法およびデバイス - Google Patents
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- 基板と、
前記基板の上に位置し、入射光に対し少なくとも部分的に透過性のある光学層と、
前記基板に機械的に接続され前記基板の上に位置し、前記光学層から第一の距離だけ離れた弛緩時の第一の位置と前記光学層から第二の距離だけ離れた作動時の第二の位置との間で移動可能なミラーであって、第一の距離は第二の距離よりも大きく、前記基板から離れた表面を有するミラーと、
前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの前記表面に接触する少なくとも一つの静止部材とを備え、前記ミラーによって反射された光は光干渉変調され、前記少なくとも一つの静止部材は、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制するように構成されている、デバイス。 - 前記ミラーは、弛緩時の第一の位置にあるとき、前記光学層と実質的に平行である、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記ミラーは、弛緩時の第一の位置にあるとき、実質的に平面である、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーにほぼ垂直な方向への前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制する、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーにほぼ平行な方向への前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制する、請求項4のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の回転動作を抑制する、請求項4のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、前記ミラーが作動時の第二の位置にあるときに前記ミラーにほぼ平行な方向への前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制する、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、前記ミラーが作動時の第二の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の回転動作を抑制する、請求項7のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置と作動時の第二の位置との間の位置を占めるときに前記ミラーにほぼ平行な方向への前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制する、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置と作動時の第二の位置との間の位置を占めるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の回転動作を抑制する、請求項9のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、実質的に曲線のある単一部材で構成されている、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材の端部が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部に接触する、請求項11のデバイス。
- 前記ミラーがさらに、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記少なくとも一つの静止部材に接触する少なくとも一つのくぼみを備えている、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記ミラーが、前記少なくとも一つの静止部材をデバイスへの入射光から遮へいする、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記ミラーを前記基板に機械的に接続する機械的層をさらに備え、この機械的層が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーを引き上げて前記少なくとも一つの静止部材に接触させるのに十分である力を前記ミラーに与えるように構成されている、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材が、前記ミラーに実質的に垂直なシャフト部と、前記シャフト部に連結されたヘッド部とを備えている、請求項1のデバイス。
- 前記ヘッド部が前記シャフト部に実質的に垂直である、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記ヘッド部が前記シャフト部に鋭角である、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記シャフト部が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーにほぼ平行な方向への前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制し、前記シャフト部は、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーにほぼ垂直な方向への前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制する、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記ヘッド部が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部に接触する、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記ヘッド部の少なくとも一部はその幅が、前記シャフト部の幅よりも広い、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記ヘッド部の形状が、実質的矩形と実質的円錐形、かえし、実質的球形、楕円形、実質的フック形とから構成されるグループから選ばれる、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記シャフト部の形状が、実質的円錐形か実質的矩形か実質的三角形か実質的丸形である、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記ヘッド部がさらに、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部に接触する凸部を備えている、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記ミラーがさらに、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ヘッド部の前記凸部に接触するくぼみ部を備えている、請求項24のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも一つの静止部材がさらに前記ヘッド部に連結された接触領域を備え、この接触領域が、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの前記表面の少なくとも一部に接触する、請求項16のデバイス。
- 前記デバイスが光干渉変調器である、請求項1のデバイス。
- 複数のデバイスを備えている視覚ディスプレイデバイスであり、各デバイスが、
基板と、
前記基板上に配置された、入射光に対し少なくとも部分的に透過性のある光学スタックと、
前記基板の上に位置し、前記光学層から第一の距離だけ離れた弛緩時の第一の位置と前記光学層から第二の距離だけ離れた作動時の第二の位置との間で移動可能なミラーであって、第一の距離は第二の距離よりも大きく、前記基板から離れた表面を有するミラーと、
前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの前記表面に接触する少なくとも一つの静止部材とを備え、前記ミラーによって反射された光は光干渉変調され、前記少なくとも一つの静止部材は、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制するように構成されている、視覚ディスプレイデバイス。 - 各デバイスが光干渉変調器である、請求項28の視覚ディスプレイデバイス。
- 前記複数のデバイスと電気的通信状態にある、画像データを処理するように構成されたプロセッサーと、
前記プロセッサーと電気的通信状態にあるメモリーデバイスとをさらに備えている請求項28の視覚ディスプレイデバイス。 - 前記複数のデバイスに少なくとも一つの信号を送るように構成された第一のコントローラーと、
前記第一のコントローラーに前記画像データの少なくとも一部を送るように構成された第二のコントローラーとをさらに備えている請求項30の視覚ディスプレイデバイス。 - 前記プロセッサーに前記画像データを送るように構成された像源モジュールをさらに備えている、請求項30の視覚ディスプレイデバイス。
- 前記像源モジュールが、レシーバーとトランシーバーとトランスミッターの少なくとも一つを備えている、請求項32の視覚ディスプレイデバイス。
- 入力データを受け取ってこの入力データを前記プロセッサーに通信するように構成された入力デバイスをさらに備えている、請求項30の視覚ディスプレイデバイス。
- デバイスを支持するための手段と、
入射光を少なくとも部分的に透過するための手段と、
光を反射するための手段と、
前記反射手段を安定化させるための手段とを備えており、
前記少なくとも部分的透過手段は前記支持手段の上に位置し、
前記反射手段は、前記支持手段に機械的に接続されそれの上に位置していて、前記少なくとも部分的透過手段から第一の距離だけ離れた弛緩時の第一の位置と前記少なくとも部分的透過手段から第二の距離だけ離れた作動時の第二の位置との間で移動可能であり、第一の距離は第二の距離よりも大きく、前記反射手段は前記支持手段から離れた表面を有しており、前記反射手段によって反射された光は光干渉変調され、
前記安定化手段は、静止していて、前記反射手段が弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記反射手段の前記表面を接触させることによって前記反射手段を所望の配置状態に維持するように構成されている、デバイス。 - 前記支持手段が基板を備えている、請求項35のデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも部分的透過手段が光学層を備えている、請求項35または36のデバイス。
- 前記反射手段がミラーを備えている、請求項35、36または37のデバイス。
- 前記安定化手段が、前記反射手段に実質的に垂直なシャフト部と、このシャフト部に連結されたヘッド部とを有する部材を備えている、請求項35、36、37または38のデバイス。
- 前記安定化手段が、前記反射手段が弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記反射手段を実質的に平面の配置状態に維持するように構成されている、請求項35、36、37、38または39のデバイス。
- 前記安定化手段が、前記反射手段が弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記反射手段を前記支持手段に実質的に平行に維持するように構成されている、請求項35、36、37、38、39または40のデバイス。
- 前記デバイスが光干渉変調器である、請求項35のデバイス。
- デバイス中のミラーの動作を低減する方法であり、
基板と、
前記基板の上に位置し、入射光に対し少なくとも部分的に透過性のある光学層と、
前記基板に機械的に接続されそれの上に位置し、前記基板から離れた表面を有する可動ミラーと、
静止部材とを備えている
デバイスを用意し、
前記光学層から第一の距離だけ離れた弛緩時の第一の位置と前記光学層から第二の距離だけ離れた作動時の第二の位置との間で前記ミラーを移動させ、前記ミラーによって反射された光が光干渉変調されるように第一の距離は第二の距離よりも大きく、
前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの前記表面を前記静止部材に接触させ、これにより前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制する、方法。 - デバイスを形成する方法であり、
基板を設け、
前記基板の上に位置し、入射光に対し少なくとも部分的に透過性のある光学層を設け、
前記基板の上に位置し、前記基板に機械的に接続され、前記基板から離れた表面を有し、前記光学層から第一の距離だけ離れた弛緩時の第一の位置と前記光学層から第二の距離だけ離れた作動時の第二の位置との間で移動可能な可動ミラーを設け、前記ミラーによって反射された光が光干渉変調されるように第一の距離は第二の距離よりも大きく、
前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの前記表面に接触し、前記ミラーが弛緩時の第一の位置にあるときに前記ミラーの少なくとも一部の動作を抑制するように構成された静止部材を設ける、方法。
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