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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
JengPing Lu, Fremont, CA (US);
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Patrick Yasuo Maeda, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/12 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/124 (2013.01); G02B 26/0833 (2013.01); G03B 21/008 (2013.01); H01L 31/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device includes a backplane having multiple output terminals arranged in an array on an output surface of the backplane. The device further includes an active matrix array comprising thin film solid state optical switches coupled respectively between an input terminal of the backplane and the output terminals. Storage capacitors may be coupled respectively to the output terminals. A pixelated light source provides pixelated light that controls the optical switches.