Modulating the intensity of light from an interferometric reflector
US8115987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical device for modulating the intensity of light from an interferometric reflector. In one embodiment, the optical device can include an optical stack having a reflective layer and a partially reflective, partially transmissive layer for reflecting light. The optical device can also include a fluid cell comprising an absorptive fluid and a transmissive fluid. The optical device can also include a mechanism for controlling the portion of the reflector which is shadowed by the absorptive fluid.
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