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公开(公告)号:US11231579B1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-25
申请号:US16252442
申请日:2019-01-18
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Giuseppe Calafiore , Ningfeng Huang , Andrew Maimone , Andrew Ouderkirk , Hee Yoon Lee , Maxwell Parsons , Scott Charles McEldowney , Babak Amirsolaimani , Pasi Saarikko , Wanli Chi , Alexander Koshelev , Barry David Silverstein , Lu Lu , Wai Sze Tiffany Lam , Gang Li , Stephan Lutgen , Francois Gerard Franck Olivier , David Massoubre
Abstract: A waveguide assembly is provided. The waveguide assembly includes a pair of pupil-replicating waveguides. The first pupil-replicating waveguide is configured for receiving an input beam of image light and providing an intermediate beam comprising multiple offset portions of the input beam. The second pupil-replicating waveguide is configured for receiving the intermediate beam from the first pupil-replicating waveguide and providing an output beam comprising multiple offset portions of the intermediate beam. The input beam may be expanded by the waveguide assembly in such a manner that pupil gaps are reduced or eliminated.
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公开(公告)号:US10910514B1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-02
申请号:US16229966
申请日:2018-12-21
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Daniel Brodoceanu , David Massoubre , Karsten Moh
IPC: H01L33/24 , H01L33/58 , H01L33/32 , H01L27/15 , H01S5/12 , H01S5/22 , H01L33/00 , H01L33/20 , G03F7/00 , H01L21/027
Abstract: Techniques related to molded etch masks are disclosed. Etch masks can be formed based on pressing a mold against a layer of pliable masking material applied to a surface of an epitaxial layered structure. The epitaxial layered structure includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer between the first and second semiconductor layers. The epitaxial layered structure is etched using the molded etch masks to form etched structures. The etched structures may be optical structures that modify light emitted through the surface or epitaxial mesas that collimate light within the epitaxial layered structure.
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公开(公告)号:US10811575B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-20
申请号:US16049783
申请日:2018-07-30
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Daniel Brodoceanu , David Massoubre , James Small , Oscar Torrents Abad , Patrick Joseph Hughes
Abstract: Techniques related to laser lift-off masks are disclosed. In some embodiments, masking material is applied to a substrate that is attached to a plurality of semiconductor device sets. More specifically, the masking material is applied to one or more regions of the substrate between the semiconductor device sets. When the semiconductor device sets are embedded in a filling material, the masking material may be situated between the substrate and the filling material. Thus, transmitting light through the substrate toward the semiconductor device sets causes the substrate to become detached from the semiconductor device sets. However, the light is at least partially occluded by the masking material.
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公开(公告)号:US10790408B1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-29
申请号:US16362535
申请日:2019-03-22
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: David Massoubre
Abstract: A micro-light emitting diode (LED) is manufactured using a lift-off substrate that is removed using a laser-lift-off process. A method for manufacturing the LED may include forming an epitaxial structure of the LED on a growth substrate, and attaching an open side of the epitaxial structure with a gallium-based layer and a lift-off substrate, the gallium-based layer between the epitaxial structure and the lift-off substrate. The growth substrate is separated from the epitaxial structure, and the epitaxial structure may be processed into the LED. Light is applied to the gallium-based layer through the lift-off substrate to debond the second portion of the gallium-based layer and the lift-off substrate. The lift-off substrate is separated from the second portion of the gallium-based layer to expose a light emitting surface of the LED on the second portion of the gallium-based layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20200292851A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-17
申请号:US16890607
申请日:2020-06-02
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Andrew Maimone , Andrew Ouderkirk , Hee Yoon Lee , Ningfeng Huang , Maxwell Parsons , Scott Charles McEldowney , Babak Amirsolaimani , Pasi Saarikko , Wanli Chi , Giuseppe Calafiore , Alexander Koshelev , Barry David Silverstein , Lu Lu , Wai Sze Tiffany Lam , Gang Li , Stephan Lutgen , Francois Olivier , David Massoubre
Abstract: A pupil-replicating waveguide suitable for operation with a coherent light source is disclosed. A waveguide body has opposed surfaces for guiding a beam of image light. An out-coupling element is disposed in an optical path of the beam for out-coupling portions of the beam at a plurality of spaced apart locations along the optical path. Electrodes are coupled to at least a portion of the waveguide body for modulating an optical path length of the optical path of the beam to create time-varying phase delays between the portions of the beam out-coupled by the out-coupling element.
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公开(公告)号:US10705353B1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US16224637
申请日:2018-12-18
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Andrew Maimone , Andrew Ouderkirk , Hee Yoon Lee , Ningfeng Huang , Maxwell Parsons , Scott Charles McEldowney , Babak Amirsolaimani , Pasi Saarikko , Wanli Chi , Giuseppe Calafiore , Alexander Koshelev , Barry David Silverstein , Lu Lu , Wai Sze Tiffany Lam , Gang Li , Stephan Lutgen , Francois Olivier , David Massoubre
Abstract: A pupil-replicating waveguide suitable for operation with a coherent light source is disclosed. A waveguide body has opposed surfaces for guiding a beam of image light. An out-coupling element is disposed in an optical path of the beam for out-coupling portions of the beam at a plurality of spaced apart locations along the optical path. Electrodes are coupled to at least a portion of the waveguide body for modulating an optical path length of the optical path of the beam to create time-varying phase delays between the portions of the beam out-coupled by the out-coupling element.
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公开(公告)号:US20220238755A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-28
申请号:US17681192
申请日:2022-02-25
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Stephan Lutgen , David Massoubre
Abstract: A emitting diode (LED) includes an epitaxial structure defining a base and a mesa on the base. The base defines a light emitting surface of the LED and includes current spreading layer. The mesa includes a thick confinement layer, a light generation area on the thick confinement layer to emit light, a thin confinement layer on the light generation area, and a contact layer on the thin confinement layer, the contact layer defining a top of the mesa. A reflective contact is on the contact layer to reflect a portion of the light emitted from the light generation area, the reflected light being collimated at the mesa and directed through the base to the light emitting surface. In some embodiments, the epitaxial structure grown on a non-transparent substrate. The substrate is removed, or used to form an extended reflector to collimate light.
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公开(公告)号:US10942378B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-09
申请号:US16890607
申请日:2020-06-02
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Andrew Maimone , Andrew Ouderkirk , Hee Yoon Lee , Ningfeng Huang , Maxwell Parsons , Scott Charles McEldowney , Babak Amirsolaimani , Pasi Saarikko , Wanli Chi , Giuseppe Calafiore , Alexander Koshelev , Barry David Silverstein , Lu Lu , Wai Sze Tiffany Lam , Gang Li , Stephan Lutgen , Francois Olivier , David Massoubre
Abstract: A pupil-replicating waveguide suitable for operation with a coherent light source is disclosed. A waveguide body has opposed surfaces for guiding a beam of image light. An out-coupling element is disposed in an optical path of the beam for out-coupling portions of the beam at a plurality of spaced apart locations along the optical path. Electrodes are coupled to at least a portion of the waveguide body for modulating an optical path length of the optical path of the beam to create time-varying phase delays between the portions of the beam out-coupled by the out-coupling element.
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公开(公告)号:US10741717B1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-11
申请号:US16356850
申请日:2019-03-18
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Celine Claire Oyer , David Massoubre , Tilman Zehender
Abstract: Embodiments relate to a micro light-emitting-diode (μLED) fabricated using a self-aligned process. To fabricate the μLED, a metal layer is deposited on a p-type semiconductor. The p-type semiconductor is on an n-type semiconductor and the n-type semiconductor is on a top side of a substrate. The metal layer is patterned to define a p-metal. The p-type semiconductor is etched using the p-metal as an etch mask. Similarly, the n-type semiconductor is etched using the p-metal and the p-type semiconductor as an etch mask. A negative photoresist layer is deposited over the patterned p-metal and the p-type semiconductor. The negative photoresist is then exposed from the back side of the substrate, thus exposing the regions of the negative photoresist that are not masked by the p-metal. The negative photoresist is then developed to expose the p-metal.
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公开(公告)号:US10600823B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-24
申请号:US15918985
申请日:2018-03-12
Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Padraig Hughes , Joseph O'Keeffe , Celine Oyer , William Henry , David Massoubre , Pooya Saketi
IPC: H01L27/12 , H01L27/15 , H01L25/075
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display element comprising a plurality of pixels, each comprising a plurality of subpixels. The method comprises undertaking, using a pick up tool, a first placement cycle (1908) comprising picking up a plurality of first, untested LED dies and placing them on a display substrate at locations corresponding to the plurality of pixels, testing (1912) the first LED emitters on the display substrate to determine one or more locations of non-functional first LED emitters, selecting one or more second tested LED dies based on a result of the test, configuring the selected one or more second LED dies to enable their pick up and placement on the display substrate and undertaking, using the PUT, a second placement cycle (2008) comprising picking up the selected one or more second LED dies and placing them on the display substrate at the determined locations of the nonfunctional first LED emitters.
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