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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2002
Jim Hunter, Campbell, CA (US);
David Amm, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher Gudeman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jim Hunter, Campbell, CA (US);
David Amm, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher Gudeman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Silicon Light Machines Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical MEM devices which utilizes individually addressable ribbon pairs configured to modulate light is disclosed. The ribbon pairs preferably comprise silicon nitride with a reflective aluminum layers, wherein at least one ribbon from each ribbon pair is in electrical communication with a driver circuit for controllably addressing the ribbon pairs individually. The ribbons are preferably configured to modulate light having wavelengths in a range of 0.4 to 2.0 microns suitable for display and optical communication technologies. The system preferably comprises optical fibers for transmitting light to individually addressable ribbon pairs and for transmitting reflected light from individually addressable ribbon pairs.