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Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2011
Applicants:

Harald Walter, Horgen, CH;

Alexander Stuck, Wettingen, CH;

Inventors:

Harald Walter, Horgen, CH;

Alexander Stuck, Wettingen, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G02B 27/44 (2006.01); B42D 25/29 (2014.01); B42D 25/328 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/1809 (2013.01); B42D 25/29 (2014.10); B42D 25/328 (2014.10); B42D 2035/14 (2013.01); B42D 2035/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention discloses an isotropic optical filter comprising high-index refraction material positioned between low-index-refraction matter. At least some of the high-index refraction material has a grated structure and lateral and vertical dimensions with respect to the low-index-refraction matter such that the high-index refraction material is operative to act as a leaky waveguide for light incident on the ZOF. The grated structure comprises at least two different grating patterns. Each of the at least two grating patterns constitutes a subpixel. A plurality of subpixels is operative to diffract incident light to at least two zero-order wavelength spectra respective of the at least two grating patterns such to exhibit an isotropic color effect with respect to the rotational orientation of the isotropic optical filter. The plurality of subpixels constitute an isotropic pixel.


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