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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2007
Applicants:

Hye Young Kim, Jeonbuk, KR;

Jin Young Sohn, Fullerton, CA (US);

Gyoung IL Cho, Seoul, KR;

Cheong Soo Seo, Seongnam, KR;

Inventors:

Hye Young Kim, Jeonbuk, KR;

Jin Young Sohn, Fullerton, CA (US);

Gyoung Il Cho, Seoul, KR;

Cheong Soo Seo, Seongnam, KR;

Assignees:

Angstrom, Inc., Seongnam, KR;

Stereo Display, Inc., Anaheim, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 9/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides a micromirror array with iris function that comprises a plurality of micromirrors and is configured to provide an adjustable aperture having a plurality of aperture sizes by controlling motions of the micromirrors. The adjustable aperture controls the amount of incident light admitted to an image sensor by changing the aperture size. Also, the micromirrors comprised in the aperture forms a Micromirror Array Lens having variable focusing function.


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