WO2008045311A3 - Illumination device with built-in light coupler - Google Patents

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WO2008045311A3
WO2008045311A3 PCT/US2007/021376 US2007021376W WO2008045311A3 WO 2008045311 A3 WO2008045311 A3 WO 2008045311A3 US 2007021376 W US2007021376 W US 2007021376W WO 2008045311 A3 WO2008045311 A3 WO 2008045311A3
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illumination device
light guide
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Ion Bita
Marek Mienko
Gang Xu
Russell Wayne Gruhlke
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Qualcomm Mems Technologies Inc
Ion Bita
Marek Mienko
Gang Xu
Russell Wayne Gruhlke
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Priority to US12/416,886 priority patent/US8061882B2/en

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Abstract

The invention comprises devices and methods for coupling a light source to a display illumination device. In one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light guide (91) comprising a front surface, a back surface, a light coupling section (92) configured to receive optical energy from a light source (82) in to the light guide through said front surface or said back surface at an angle about normal to the optical energy receiving surface, and further configured to direct light through said light guide, and a light turning section (94) configured to redirect out of the light guide at least a portion of the light received from said light coupling section, said redirected light at an angle about normal to the optical energy receiving surface.
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