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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Gang Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gang Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical device suitable for forming a pixel in a video display. The optical device includes a first layer having a first refractive index; a second layer over the first layer, the second layer having a second refractive index less than the first refractive index; and a third layer over the second layer, the third layer having a third refractive index larger than the second refractive index; and a fourth layer that is at least partially optically absorptive, wherein the optical stack and the fourth layer are a first distance from one another when the device is in a first state and are a second distance from one another when the device is in a second state, the first distance different from the second distance.