GRATINGS WITH VARIABLE DEPTHS FORMED USING PLANARIZATION FOR WAVEGUIDE DISPLAYS

    公开(公告)号:WO2019209422A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:PCT/US2019/021981

    申请日:2019-03-13

    Abstract: A manufacturing system performs a deposition of an etch-compatible film over a substrate. The etch-compatible film includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The manufacturing system performs a partial removal of the etch-compatible film to create a surface profile on the first surface with a plurality of depths relative to the substrate. The manufacturing system performs a deposition of a second material over the profile created in the etch-compatible film. The manufacturing system performs a planarization of the second material to obtain a plurality of etch heights of the second material in accordance with the plurality of depths in the profile created in the etch-compatible film. The manufacturing system performs a lithographic patterning of a photoresist deposited over the planarized second material to obtain the plurality of etch heights and one or more duty cycles in the second material.

    AROMATIC SUBSTITUTED ETHANE-CORE MONOMERS AND POLYMERS THEREOF FOR VOLUME BRAGG GRATINGS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021108204A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:PCT/US2020/061218

    申请日:2020-11-19

    Abstract: The disclosure provides recording materials including aromatic substituted ethane-core derivatized monomers and polymers for use in volume Bragg gratings, including, but not limited to, volume Bragg gratings for holography applications. Several structures are disclosed for monomers and polymers for use in Bragg gratings applications, leading to materials with higher refractive index, low birefringence, and high transparency. The disclosed derivatized monomers and polymers thereof can be used in any volume Bragg gratings materials, including two-stage polymer materials where a matrix is cured in a first step, and then the volume Bragg grating is written by way of a second curing step of a monomer.

    VARIABLE-ETCH-DEPTH GRATINGS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2020176528A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-03

    申请号:PCT/US2020/019727

    申请日:2020-02-25

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for fabricating straight or slanted variable-etch-depth gratings. A photoresist material for fabricating a variable-etch-depth grating in a substrate is sensitive to light with a wavelength shorter than 300 nm and has an etch rate comparable to the etch rate of the substrate. A depth of an exposed portion of a photoresist material layer including the photoresist material correlates with the exposure dose. After exposure using a gray-scale mask and development, the photoresist material layer has a non-uniform thickness. The photoresist material layer with the non-uniform thickness and the underlying substrate are etched using a straight etching or slanted etching process to form the straight or slanted variable-etch-depth grating in the substrate. The variable-etch-depth grating is characterized by a non-uniform depth profile corresponding to the non-uniform thickness of the photoresist material layer before etching.

    THIOPHOSPHATE AND PHOSPHINE SULFIDE DERIVATIZED MONOMERS AND POLYMERS FOR VOLUME BRAGG GRATINGS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021108597A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:PCT/US2020/062284

    申请日:2020-11-25

    Abstract: The disclosure provides recording materials including thiophosphate derivatized monomers and polymers for use in volume Bragg gratings, including, but not limited to, volume Bragg gratings for holography applications. Several structures are disclosed for thiophosphate derivatized monomers and polymers for use in Bragg gratings applications, leading to materials with higher refractive index, low birefringence, and high transparency. The disclosed thiophosphate derivatized monomers and polymers thereof can be used in any volume Bragg gratings materials, including two-stage polymer materials where a matrix is cured in a first step, and then the volume Bragg grating is written by way of a second curing step of a monomer.

    ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIZED MONOMERS AND POLYMERS FOR VOLUME BRAGG GRATINGS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021108232A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:PCT/US2020/061396

    申请日:2020-11-19

    Abstract: The disclosure provides recording materials including anthraquinone derivatized monomers and polymers for use in volume Bragg gratings, including, but not limited to, volume Bragg gratings for holography applications. Several structures are disclosed for anthraquinone derivatized monomers and polymers for use in Bragg gratings applications, leading to materials with higher refractive index, low birefringence, and high transparency. The disclosed anthraquinone derivatized monomers and polymers thereof can be used in any volume Bragg gratings materials, including two-stage polymer materials where a matrix is cured in a first step, and then the volume Bragg grating is written by way of a second curing step of a monomer.

    AROMATIC SUBSTITUTED ALKANE-CORE MONOMERS AND POLYMERS THEREOF FOR VOLUME BRAGG GRATINGS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021108191A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:PCT/US2020/061120

    申请日:2020-11-18

    Abstract: The disclosure provides recording materials including aromatic substituted alkane-core derivatized monomers and polymers for use in volume Bragg gratings, including, but not limited to, volume Bragg gratings for holography applications. Several structures are disclosed, including Formula I. When used in Bragg gratings applications, the monomers and polymers disclosed lead to materials with higher refractive index, low birefringence, and high transparency. The disclosed derivatized monomers and polymers can be used in any volume Bragg gratings materials, including two-stage polymer materials where a matrix is cured in a first step, and then the volume Bragg grating is written by way of a second curing step of a monomer.

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