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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Michael Dueweke, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Dinesh Maheshwari, Fremont, CA (US);
Christopher Gudernan, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jahja I. Trisnadi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Silicon Light Machines, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A modulator for modulating an incident beam of light. The modulator includes a plurality of elements, each element including a first end, a second end, a first linear side, a second linear side, and a continuous or non-continuous light reflective planar surface plurality of elements are arranged parallel to each other and further wherein the light reflective planar surface of each of the plurality of elements includes a first non-linear side and a second non-linear side. The modulator also includes a support structure coupled to each end of the plurality of elements to enable movement between a first modulator configuration wherein the plurality of elements act to reflect the incident beam of light as a plane mirror, and a second modulator configuration wherein the plurality of elements act to diffract the incident beam of light.