OLED with integrated delay structure

1. An organic light-emitting diode comprising

a light-emitting structure configured to emit light in response to power signal pukes, and

a delay structure configured to delay a propagation of at least two power signal pulses having a temporal relationship with one another and such a signal strength that a part of the light-emitting structure is driven in dependence on coincidence of the power signal pulses at said part of the light-emitting structure, wherein the delay structure comprises electrode connectors or electrode layers of the organic light-emitting diode, and

a terminal structure configured to receive the at least two power signal pulses and to feed the delay structure at its different positions with the at least two power signal pulses.

2. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the delay structure comprises a layer having inductive properties and extending adjacent to the light-emitting structure.

3. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 2 , wherein the layer extends adjacent to an electrode layer and/or at least partly overlaps at least one electrode connector of said electrode layer.

4. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 2 , wherein the layer extending adjacent to an electrode layer is transparent.

5. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the delay structure comprises an inductive element and a capacitive element, both jointly forming a delay plane for delaying the propagation of the power signal pulses in both dimensions of the delay plane.

6. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the delay structure comprises at least one of the electrode layers of the organic light-emitting diode and is structured in electrode layer segments and inductive elements, wherein neighboring electrode layer segments are connected with each other by means of said inductive elements.

7. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 6 , wherein the electrode layer segments form pixel segments and/or pre-defined free-form segments.

8. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the delay structure comprises a capacitive element realized by means of the light-emitting structure of the organic light-emitting diode.

9. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting structure comprises a stack of layers jointly having a non-linear voltage-versus-current characteristic curve.

10. An organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting structure is split into segments.

11. A circuit for selectively powering a part of a light-emitting structure of an organic light-emitting diode configured to emit light in response to power signal pulses, said light-emitting diode comprising a terminal structure designed to receive the at least two power signal pulses and to feed a delay structure of the organic light-emitting diode at different positions of the delay structure with the at least two power signal pulses, wherein the delay structure is designed to delay a propagation of the at least two power signal pulses, said circuit comprising

a connector structure designed to cooperate with the terminal structure of the organic light-emitting diode and to transfer the at least two power signal pulses from the circuit to the organic light-emitting diode, and a generator arrangement connected with the connector structure, wherein the generator arrangement is designed to generate the at least two power signal pulses in such a way that the at least two power signal pulses have a temporal relationship with one another and such a signal strength that said part of the light-emitting structure is driven in dependence on coincidence of the power signal pulses at said part of the light-emitting structure.

12. A circuit according to claim 11 , comprising an organic light-emitting diode, whose terminal structure is connected to the contact structure of the circuit.

13. A method of operating an organic light-emitting diode comprising a light-emitting structure configured to emit light in response to power signal pulses, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving at least two power signal pulses, wherein the at least two power signal pulses have a temporal relationship with one another and such a signal strength that a part of the light-emitting structure is driven in dependence on coincidence of the power signal pulses at said part of the light-emitting structure;

feeding a delay structure of the organic light-emitting diode at different positions of the delay structure with the at least two power signal pulses;

delaying a propagation of the at least two power signal pukes by means of the delay structure; and

driving said part of the light-emitting structure in dependence on coincidence of the power signal pulses at said part of the light-emitting structure.

14. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting structure comprises a stack of organic layers.

15. The organic light-emitting diode according to claim 14 , wherein the stack of organic layers is configured to emit light in response to the power signal pukes.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the delay structure comprises a layer having inductive properties and extending adjacent to the light-emitting structure.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the layer extends adjacent to an electrode layer or at least partly overlaps at least one electrode connector of said electrode layer.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the light-emitting structure comprises a stack of organic layers configured to emit light in response to the power signal pulses.