Device having a light-absorbing mask and a method for fabricating same
AssigneeIridigm Display Corporation
InventorMark W. Miles
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for fabricating an optical device comprising at least one optical component formed on a transparent substrate. The method comprises determining an area of the substrate that is to be light-absorbing; and fabricating a light-absorbing mask on the determined area prior to fabricating the at least one optical component. The invention also provides an optical device comprising a substrate; and first and second optical components formed on the substrate, wherein the first optical component has two modes, each mode producing a different optical response to light incident thereupon, and wherein the second optical component absorbs light and is formed on the substrate before the first optical component is formed.
Claims24
A method for fabricating an optical device comprising at least one active optical component formed on a transparent substrate, the method comprising:
- determining an area of the substrate that is to be light-absorbing wherein the determined area is laterally offset from the at least one active optical component;
- and
- fabricating a light-absorbing mask on the determined area prior to fabricating the at least one active optical component.
An optical device comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- first and second optical components formed on the substrate, wherein the first optical component has two modes, each mode producing a different optical response to light incident thereupon, and wherein the second optical component absorbs light, is laterally offset from the first optical component and is formed on the substrate before the first optical component is formed.
A method for microfabricating an optical device, the method comprising:
- forming a static optical component on a substrate, wherein the static optical component absorbs light;
- and
- forming a dynamic optical component adjacent to the static optical component, wherein the dynamic optical component includes a driven and an undriven state, each state having a characteristic optical response to incident light, and wherein the dynamic optical component is laterally offset from the static optical component.
An optical device comprising:
- a substrate;
- a static optical component on the substrate, wherein the static optical component absorbs light;
- and
- a dynamic optical component adjacent to the static optical component, wherein the dynamic optical component includes a driven and an undriven state, each state having a characteristic optical response to incident light, and wherein the dynamic optical component is laterally offset from the static optical component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.