METHODS TO FABRICATE 2D WEDGE AND LOCALIZED ENCAPSULATION FOR DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS

    公开(公告)号:US20220035251A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17033201

    申请日:2020-09-25

    Abstract: A method of forming a three dimensional feature inwardly of a surface of a material includes providing a droplet dispenser including an outlet configured to dispense discrete droplets of a liquid material having a reactant therein capable of reacting with, and thereby removing, portions of the material layer with which the droplets come into contact, providing a support configured support the material thereon, the support, and the droplet dispenser, movable with respect to one another, such that the outlet of the droplet dispenser is positionable over different discrete areas of the surface of the material, and positioning the surface of the material under the droplet dispenser, and dispensing droplets to discrete portions of the surface of the material in a desired area thereof, to remove at least a portion of the material in the desired area and thereby form a three dimensional recess inwardly of the surface of the material.

    INKJET GRADIENT INDEX MATERIAL TO MODULATE GRATING DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY

    公开(公告)号:US20240142690A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18473079

    申请日:2023-09-22

    Abstract: An apparatus for waveguides and a method of fabricating a waveguide combiner having at least one grating with trenches gap-filled with variable refractive index materials. At least two trenches of at least one grating includes a first gap-fill material having a first volume and a first refractive index, and a second gap-fill material having a second volume and a second refractive index different than the first refractive index. Control of the deposition of first volume and the deposition of second volume in an inkjet deposition process provide for the formation of the grating with two trenches that have different refractive indices and different gap-fill depths. The first gap-fill material and the second gap-fill material merge to form the gap-filler. Therefore, by controlling the varied refractive indices and different gap-fill depths the waveguide combiner is optimized by efficiency or a color uniformity.

    LOW OXYGEN SCANNING UV SOURCE WITH LOCALIZED PURGE

    公开(公告)号:US20230229086A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-20

    申请号:US18085649

    申请日:2022-12-21

    CPC classification number: G03F7/2002 B41M7/0081

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for curing a substrate are described. The apparatus includes a curing apparatus with a casing and an ultraviolet (UV) radiation assembly coupled to the casing. The ultraviolet radiation assembly further includes a line UV radiation source. The casing includes an opening on one end. A substrate passes by the opening and is exposed to the UV radiation of the line UV radiation source. The curing apparatus further includes a purge assembly configured to continuously purge the process volume and the volume directly above the exposed portion of the substrate. The curing apparatus is configured to only cure a portion of the substrate at any one point in time, such that the curing apparatus is a scanning curing apparatus and includes a small process volume.

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