公开(公告)号：US11719887B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17591619

申请日：2022-02-03

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Yakov G. Soskind

IPC分类号： G02B6/35

CPC分类号： G02B6/3522

摘要： An optical device includes a waveguide including a first medium, which is transparent and has a first index of refraction at a target wavelength and which has mutually-parallel first and second surfaces arranged so that light at the target wavelength propagates within the waveguide by internal reflection between the first and second surfaces. A coupling layer is disposed over the first surface of the waveguide and includes a second medium having a second index of refraction at the target wavelength, which is greater than the first index of refraction, and is patterned to define a periodic array of cylinders, which have respective cylinder axes perpendicular to the first surface and have respective heights and diameters that are smaller than the target wavelength, and which are spaced apart such that a distance between each of the cylinders and a neighboring cylinder in the array is less than the target wavelength.

公开(公告)号：US20160170562A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-16

申请号：US14904329

申请日：2014-07-14

申请人： MULTI TOUCH OY

发明人： Tommi ILMONEN ,  Pekka ÄYRÄS ,  Heikki HHYVÄRINEN ,  Marco VÄLIMÄKI

IPC分类号： G06F3/042 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02B6/35

CPC分类号： G06F3/0428 ,  G02B6/005 ,  G02B6/3522 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F2203/04109

摘要： A light guide assembly (2) for use in a touch sensitive area (3) of an optical touch sensing device (1) for touch screens is configured to receive light, to allow the light thereby received to propagate in the light guide assembly, and to deliver the light thereby propagated in the light guide assembly further out of the light guide assembly. The light guide assembly comprises a plurality of light guide stripes (4, 4′ 5) for controlling the light propagation, and an interaction arrangement (27; 17; 21) configured to define at least one restricted interaction area (11) within the touch sensitive area for interaction between the light and the external object. The optical touch sensing device is configured to detect the presence of an external object (10) on the basis of changes in the light delivered further out of the light guide assembly due to interaction of the light with the external object. According to the invention, the light guide assembly comprises source-to-detector lines (4, 4′, 5) for at least two sources (31) and detectors (41), the source-to-detector lines being formed by light guide stripes (4), each of which is divided into at least two substripes (4′), one for each detector, each source-to-detector line having one interaction arrangement (27) defining a restricted interaction area (11).

摘要翻译： 用于用于触摸屏的光学触摸感测装置（1）的触敏区域（3）中的导光组件（2）被配置为接收光，以允许由此接收的光线在光导组件中传播;以及 以便传递光，从而在光导组件中进一步传播出导光组件。 光导组件包括用于控制光传播的多个光导条（4,4'5），以及被配置为在触摸内限定至少一个受限相互作用区域（11）的相互作用装置（27; 17; 21） 光和外部物体之间的相互作用的敏感区域。 光学触摸感测装置被配置为基于由于光与外部物体的相互作用而更远地从光导组件传出的光的变化来检测外部物体（10）的存在。 根据本发明，光导组件包括用于至少两个源（31）和检测器（41）的源到检测器线（4,4'，5），源到检测器线由光导 条纹（4），其每一个被分成至少两个子夹（4'），每个检测器一个，每个源到检测器线具有限定相互作用区域（11）的一个相互作用布置（27）。

公开(公告)号：US08847925B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-30

申请号：US13265875

申请日：2010-04-26

申请人： Kari Rönkä ,  Antti Keränen ,  Janne Aikio

发明人： Kari Rönkä ,  Antti Keränen ,  Janne Aikio

IPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06K11/06 ,  G08C21/00 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02B6/35

CPC分类号： G02B6/0021 ,  G02B6/0065 ,  G02B6/3522 ,  G02B6/3596 ,  G06F3/0421 ,  G06F2203/04109

摘要： Arrangement (202) for a user input device, such as a touchscreen or a touchpad, comprising a substrate (206), such as an optically substantially transparent flex film or a multilayer film, said substrate comprising support electronics (212) for providing power, control and/or communications connection to further electronic components (210), a number of emitters and detectors (210) arranged to said substrate into contact with the support electronics, for emitting and detecting light, respectively, and a lightguide (208) provided, such as laminated, onto the substrate such that said emitters and detectors are optically coupled to the lightguide material, the properties of the lightguide including the refractive index of the lightguide material being selected and the emitters and detectors being configured so as to enable, when in use, total internal reflection (TIR) -type propagation of light within the lightguide between the emitters and detectors, and recognition of a touch on the basis of a drop in the TIR performance as determined from the detected light. A related method of manufacture is presented.

摘要翻译： 用于用户输入设备（例如触摸屏或触摸板）的布置（202），其包括诸如光学上基本上透明的柔性膜或多层膜的基底（206），所述基底包括用于提供动力的支撑电子元件（212） 控制和/或通信连接到另外的电子部件（210），多个发射器和检测器（210），分别布置在所述基板上，与支撑电子器件接触，用于分别发射和检测光;以及光导件， 例如层压在基板上，使得所述发射器和检测器光学耦合到光导材料，包括光导材料的折射率的光导的特性被选择，并且发射器和检测器被配置为使得当在 使用，在发射器和检测器之间的光导内的光的全内反射（TIR）型传播，以及基底上的触摸的识别 从检测到的光确定的TIR性能下降。 提出了相关的制造方法。

公开(公告)号：US20140098567A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-10

申请号：US13938441

申请日：2013-07-10

申请人： KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA

发明人： Yutaka Nakai ,  Tsuyoshi Hioki

IPC分类号： F21V8/00

CPC分类号： G02B6/0045 ,  G02B6/3522 ,  G02B26/02 ,  G09F9/372

摘要： According to one embodiment, a display device includes light sources, light guides, interconnects, first electrodes, a second electrode, an insulating layer and a drive unit. The light guides extend in a first direction. The interconnects extend in a second direction. Each of the first electrodes is connected to each of the interconnects. Slits are provided in each of the first electrodes. The second electrode is provided between the first electrodes and the light guides. The insulating layer is provided between the first and second electrodes. The drive unit is connected to the interconnects and the second electrode. The drive unit creates first and second states by changing a voltage between the first and second electrodes. The light is extracted from the light guides in the first state. An intensity of the light extracted in the second state is lower than that in the first state.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，显示装置包括光源，光导，互连，第一电极，第二电极，绝缘层和驱动单元。 光导沿第一方向延伸。 互连在第二方向上延伸。 每个第一电极连接到每个互连。 在每个第一电极中设置狭缝。 第二电极设置在第一电极和光导之间。 绝缘层设置在第一和第二电极之间。 驱动单元连接到互连和第二电极。 驱动单元通过改变第一和第二电极之间的电压来产生第一和第二状态。 在第一状态下从光导中提取光。 在第二状态下提取的光的强度低于第一状态。

公开(公告)号：US08559774B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-15

申请号：US13076563

申请日：2011-03-31

申请人： Lawrence Wayne Shacklette ,  Glenroy Weimar ,  Michael Raymond Weatherspoon

发明人： Lawrence Wayne Shacklette ,  Glenroy Weimar ,  Michael Raymond Weatherspoon

IPC分类号： G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/42

CPC分类号： G02B6/3522 ,  G02B6/3548 ,  G02B6/357 ,  G02B6/3572 ,  G02B6/3596

摘要： An optical device may include a substrate and an optical waveguide carried by the substrate and having a notch therein defining a feed optical waveguide and a longitudinal optical waveguide section on opposite longitudinal sides of the notch. The optical device may also include a transverse optical waveguide section carried by the substrate and transversely aligned with the feed optical waveguide adjacent the notch. The optical device may further include an elastomeric waveguide switch body configured to be moved between a first position within the notch and operative to switch light from the feed optical waveguide to the longitudinal optical waveguide section, and a second position removed from the notch and operative to switch light from the optical waveguide to the transverse optical waveguide section.

摘要翻译： 光学装置可以包括衬底和由衬底承载的光波导，并且在其中限定了馈电光波导的凹口和在凹口的相对的纵向侧上的纵向光波导部分。 光学器件还可以包括由衬底承载的横向光波导部分，并且与邻近切口的进给光波导横向对准。 光学装置还可以包括弹性体波导开关主体，其构造成在凹口内的第一位置之间移动并且可操作以将来自进给光波导的光切换到纵向光波导部分，以及从凹口移除的第二位置， 将光从光波导切换到横向光波导部。

公开(公告)号：US20130108214A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13286563

申请日：2011-11-01

申请人： Thoralf Kautzsch

发明人： Thoralf Kautzsch

IPC分类号： G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G02B6/3522 ,  G02B6/3546 ,  G02B6/357 ,  H04J14/0212

摘要： Embodiments relate to silicon optical line multiplexers. In an embodiment, an optical line multiplexer includes at least one microprism etched from a silicon substrate. Another embodiment includes a plurality of these microprisms forming an array. In use, a light beam is guided through the multiplexer device such that it impinges on a line of microprisms that, depending upon their orientation, either reflect/deflect or transmit the beam.

摘要翻译： 实施例涉及硅光学线路复用器。 在一个实施例中，光线路复用器包括从硅衬底蚀刻的至少一个微棱镜。 另一实施例包括形成阵列的多个这些微棱镜。 在使用中，光束被引导通过多路复用器装置，使得其照射在微棱镜线上，微棱镜根据其取向反射/偏转或透射光束。

公开(公告)号：US20130077021A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：US13490643

申请日：2012-06-07

申请人： Yutaka Nakai ,  Tsuyoshi Hioki

发明人： Yutaka Nakai ,  Tsuyoshi Hioki

IPC分类号： G02F1/13357 ,  F21V8/00

CPC分类号： G02F1/31 ,  G02B6/0078 ,  G02B6/3522 ,  G02F1/1334

摘要： According to one embodiment, a display device includes light guide bodies, light sources, light extraction units, and a control unit. Each light guide body includes one end, another end on an opposite side, and a side surface. The light guide bodies are disposed with a pitch. Each of the light sources is juxtaposed to the one end of each light guide body and configured to cause a light to enter the light guide bodies. Each light extraction unit faces the side surface. Each light extraction unit includes light extraction elements. The control unit is configured to supply an electric signal to each light extraction unit. The control unit makes the light extraction units extract the light that enters the light guide bodies and propagates through the light guide bodies in accordance with the electric signal. Positions between the light extraction elements are uniformly distributed.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，显示装置包括导光体，光源，光提取单元和控制单元。 每个导光体包括一端，另一端在相对侧和侧面。 导光体以间距设置。 每个光源与每个导光体的一端并置并且被配置为使光进入导光体。 每个光提取单元面向侧表面。 每个光提取单元包括光提取元件。 控制单元被配置为向每个光提取单元提供电信号。 控制单元使得光提取单元提取进入导光体的光，并根据电信号传播通过导光体。 光提取元件之间的位置是均匀分布的。

公开(公告)号：US20110267838A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-03

申请号：US13143341

申请日：2009-12-31

申请人： Brian E. Richardson

发明人： Brian E. Richardson

IPC分类号： F21V7/22

CPC分类号： G09F9/30 ,  G02B6/005 ,  G02B6/3522

摘要： A light guide with optics guides light exiting the guide. The device achieves accurate control of the reflected light by extracting light from a limited area of the light guide. The configuration of the reflectors used for the selective extraction determines the nature of the output light. The reflectors may be located on a side of the light guide opposite to an output side of the light guide.

摘要翻译： 带导光板的光导引导光源。 该装置通过从光导的有限区域提取光来实现对反射光的精确控制。 用于选择性提取的反射器的配置决定了输出光的性质。 反射器可以位于光导的与光导的输出侧相反的一侧。

公开(公告)号：US07830586B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

申请号：US11492533

申请日：2006-07-24

申请人： Mark W. Miles

发明人： Mark W. Miles

IPC分类号： G02B26/00

CPC分类号： G02B26/0841 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01L5/0047 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B6/12007 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G02B6/1225 ,  G02B6/13 ,  G02B6/266 ,  G02B6/3516 ,  G02B6/3522 ,  G02B6/353 ,  G02B6/3536 ,  G02B6/3546 ,  G02B6/3548 ,  G02B6/356 ,  G02B6/357 ,  G02B6/3578 ,  G02B6/3584 ,  G02B6/3594 ,  G02B6/3598 ,  G02B6/43 ,  G02B26/001 ,  G02B26/02 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B26/0833 ,  G02B2006/12104 ,  G02B2006/12109 ,  G02B2006/12126 ,  G02B2006/12159 ,  G02B2006/12164 ,  G09G3/3466 ,  G09G2310/02 ,  G09G2310/0254 ,  G09G2310/06

摘要： An interference modulator (Imod) incorporates anti-reflection coatings and/or micro-fabricated supplemental lighting sources. An efficient drive scheme is provided for matrix addressed arrays of IMods or other micromechanical devices. An improved color scheme provides greater flexibility. Electronic hardware can be field reconfigured to accommodate different display formats and/or application functions. An IMod's electromechanical behavior can be decoupled from its optical behavior. An improved actuation means is provided, some one of which may be hidden from view. An IMod or IMod array is fabricated and used in conjunction with a MEMS switch or switch array. An IMod can be used for optical switching and modulation. Some IMods incorporate 2-D and 3-D photonic structures. A variety of applications for the modulation of light are discussed. A MEMS manufacturing and packaging approach is provided based on a continuous web fed process. IMods can be used as test structures for the evaluation of residual stress in deposited materials.

摘要翻译： 干扰调制器（IMod）包含防反射涂层和/或微制造的辅助光源。 为IMod或其他微机械设备的矩阵寻址阵列提供了有效的驱动方案。 改进的配色方案提供更大的灵活性。 电子硬件可以进行现场重新配置，以适应不同的显示格式和/或应用功能。 IMod的机电行为可以与其光学行为分离。 提供了一种改进的致动装置，其中一些可以隐藏在视野之内。 制造IMod或IMod阵列并与MEMS开关或开关阵列结合使用。 IMod可用于光开关和调制。 一些IMods包含2-D和3-D光子结构。 讨论了调制光的各种应用。 基于连续的网络馈送过程提供MEMS制造和封装方法。 可以将IMODs用作评估沉积材料残余应力的测试结构。

公开(公告)号：US20100111471A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12590036

申请日：2009-10-30

申请人： Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Edward K.Y. Jung ,  Clarence T. Tegreene

发明人： Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Edward K.Y. Jung ,  Clarence T. Tegreene

IPC分类号： G02B6/35

CPC分类号： G02B6/12002 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G02B6/1225 ,  G02B6/351 ,  G02B6/3522 ,  G02B6/3578 ,  G02F1/29 ,  G02F1/31 ,  G02F2202/32

摘要： An arrangement includes a photonic band-gap assembly comprising at least one input wave guide and at least one output wave guides, and at least one routing element responsive to signals to selectively route a signal from the input wave guide to one or more of the output wave guides.