Ultra-high resolution light modulation control system and method

A microscopic optical structure controller for providing singular control of individual microscopic optical structures of a microelectromechanical optical device by a multiplexed stream of individual pixel values generated by a pixel value source, comprising:

• a) at least one interconnect coupled to the pixel value source and configured for receiving the multiplexed stream of individual pixel values;
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• b) at least one mapper communicating with said at least one interconnect, said mapper communicating with the individual microscopic optical structures, said mapper configured to extract individual pixel values from the multiplexed stream of individual pixel values to produce extracted individual pixel values, and said mapper configured to apply the extracted individual pixel values substantially simultaneously to one or more individual microscopic optical structures according to a configurable mapping.

A microscopic optical structure controller for providing singular control of individual microscopic optical structures of a microelectromechanical optical device by a multiplexed stream of individual pixel values, comprising a plurality of sample and holds, each of said sample and holds in communication with an individual microscopic optical structure where each one of said sample and holds samples the multiplexed stream of individual pixel values at the time corresponding to the individual pixel value corresponding to the individual microscopic optical structure.

A driver for providing singular control of individual microscopic optical structures of a microelectromechanical optical device by individual pixel values generated by a pixel source for substantially simultaneous application to the individual microscopic optical structures, said driver comprising:

• a) at least one multiplexing circuit communicating with the pixel source and configured to accept at least two of the pixel values from the pixel source and configured to multiplex the individual pixel values into a single stream of multiplexed individual pixel values;
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• b) at least one interconnect coupled to said multiplexing circuit and configured to accept the single stream of multiplexed individual pixel values and communicate the single stream of multiplexed individual pixel values to the microelectromechanical optical device.

A method for singularly controlling individual microscopic optical structures of a microelectromechanical optical device, comprising the step of sharing a single interconnect for independently communicating at least two individual pixel values to the individual microscopic optical structures of the microelectromechanical optical device where the individual pixel values are for substantially simultaneous application to the individual microscopic optical structures.

A method for singularly applying individual pixel values for substantially simultaneous application to individual microscopic optical structures of a microelectromechanical optical device, comprising the step of independently communicating at least two of the individual pixel values for substantially simultaneous application to individual microscopic optical structures of the microelectromechanical optical device via a single interconnect.

A method for singularly controlling individual microscopic optical structures of a microelectromechanical optical device with individual pixel values designated for substantially simultaneous application to the individual microscopic optical structures through a single interconnect, comprising the step of multiplexing a stream of at least two of the individual pixel values for simultaneous application to the individual microscopic optical structures to create a single multiplexed stream of pixel values for delivery to the microelectromechanical optical device via the single interconnect.

A method for non-linear image mapping when modulating a light beam with a microelectromechanical optical device, comprising the steps of:

• a) sharing a single interconnect for communication of at least two individual pixel values to the microelectromechanical optical device;
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• b) mapping the individual pixel values to variable numbers of microscopic optical structures to create non-uniform pixel sizes that compensate for distortion of the image.