TRANSREFLECTORS, TRANSREFLECTOR SYSTEMS AND DISPLAYS AND METHODS OF MAKING TRANSREFLECTORS

• Main Authors: MC COLLUM TIMOTHY A, PARKER JEFFERY R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 27.07.2010
• Subjects: BLASTING; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21Sand F21V, RELATING TO THEFORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THELIGHT EMITTED; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; WEAPONS

The transflectors (4) may comprise a transparent substrate (7) having reflective surfaces (9) and other light transmissive surfaces for respectively reflecting and transmitting a greater portion of light striking opposite sides of the substrate. Alternatively, the transflectors may comprise two or more transparent substrates of different indices of refraction bonded together, with a pattern of optical deformities (8) in the mating side of one of the substrates in mating engagement with each other. The transflectors (4) are used in a transflectors system or display to transmit more of the light emitted by a blacklight ~BL~ or other light source (50) incident on the opposite side of the transflectors. The transflectors (4) and blacklight may be tuned to each other to enable the transflectors to better transmit more of the light emitted by the blacklight.