IP Library Patent Application 16020434
Patent Application
App. No. 16/020,434

META-SURFACE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

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16/020,434
Abstract

Provided are meta-surface optical device and methods of manufacturing the same. The meta-surface optical device may include a meta-surface arranged on a region of a substrate and a light control member arranged around the meta-surface. The light control member may be arranged on or below the substrate. A material layer formed of the same material used to form the meta-surface may be disposed between the light control member and the substrate. Also, the meta-surface may be a first meta-surface arranged on an upper surface of the substrate, and a second meta-surface may be arranged on a bottom surface of the substrate. Also, the meta-surface may include a first meta-surface and at least one second meta-surface may formed on the first meta-surface, and the light control member may be arranged around the at least one second meta-surface.

Claims (39)

1 . A meta-surface optical device comprising:

a substrate;

a meta-surface disposed on the substrate; and

a light control member arranged around the meta-surface.

2 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , wherein the light control member is disposed on the substrate.

3 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , wherein the meta-surface is disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, and the light control member is disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate.

4 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 2 , further comprising a material layer disposed between the light control member and the substrate, wherein a material of the material layer is the same as a material of the meta-surface.

5 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 2 , further comprising a material layer completely covering a surface of the light control member.

6 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , wherein the meta-surface is a first meta-surface disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, and wherein the meta-surface optical device further comprises a second meta-surface disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate.

7 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , wherein:

the meta-surface is a first meta-surface,

the meta-surface optical device further comprises at least one second meta-surface stacked on the first meta-surface, and

the light control member is arranged around the at least one second meta-surface.

8 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , wherein the light control member is one of a light absorption layer and a light reflection layer.

9 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , wherein the light control member comprises a plurality of patterns configured to perform a first operation with respect to light incident thereon, and the meta-surface is configured to perform a second operation, different from the first operation, with respect to light incident thereon.

10 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of patterns of the light control member is configured to reflect the light incident thereon and the meta-surface is configured to refract the light incident thereon.

11 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of patterns of the light control member is configured to absorb the light incident thereon and the meta-surface is configured to refract the light incident thereon.

12 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , wherein the light control member comprises a first plurality of patterns, configured to perform a first operation with respect to light incident thereon, and a second plurality of patterns, configured to perform a second operation, different from the first operation, with respect to light incident thereon, and wherein the meta-surface is configured to perform a third operation, different from the first operation and the second operation, with respect to light incident thereon.

13 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 4 , wherein the material layer comprises a plurality of alignment key patterns.

14 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 6 , further comprising a second light control member arranged around the second meta-surface.

15 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 6 , wherein the second meta-surface comprises a plurality of patterns configured to perform a first operation with respect to light incident thereon and wherein the first meta-surface comprises a plurality of patterns configured to perform a second operation, different from the first operation, with respect to light incident thereon.

16 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , further comprising a gap between the meta-surface and the light control member, wherein a width of the gap is less than or equal to 5 μm.

17 . The meta-surface optical device of claim 1 , wherein the meta-surface and the light control member overlap with each other, and a width of overlap between the meta-surface and the light control member is less than or equal to 9 μm.

18 . A method of manufacturing a meta-surface optical device, the method comprising:

forming a meta-surface on a substrate; and

forming a light control member around the meta-surface.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the meta-surface comprises forming the meta-surface on an upper surface of the substrate and the forming the light control member comprises forming the light control member separated from the upper surface of the substrate.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the meta-surface comprises forming the meta-surface on an upper surface of the substrate and the forming the light control member comprises forming the light control member contacting the upper surface of the substrate.

21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the meta-surface comprises forming the meta-surface on an upper surface of the substrate and the forming the light control member comprises forming the light control member on a bottom surface of the substrate.

22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the meta-surface comprises forming the meta-surface on an upper surface of the substrate and the forming the light control member comprises forming a first light control member above the substrate and forming a second light control member below the substrate.

23 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the meta-surface on the substrate comprises sequentially forming a first meta-surface and forming a second meta-surface.

24 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the meta-surface comprises forming a first meta-surface above the substrate and forming a second meta-surface below the substrate.

25 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the meta-surface comprises forming the meta-surface on a first surface of the substrate and the forming the light control member comprises forming the light control member on the first surface of the substrate.

26 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the meta-surface comprises forming the meta-surface on a first surface of the substrate and the forming the light control member comprises forming the light control member on a second surface of the substrate, different from the first surface.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the forming the light control member further comprises forming a first portion of the light control member, wherein the first portion is configured to perform a first operation with respect to light incident thereon and forming a second portion of the light control member, wherein the second portion is configured to perform a second operation, different form the first operation, with respect to light incident thereon.

28 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the light control member comprises one of a light absorption layer and a light reflection layer.

29 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the light control member comprises a plurality of patterns that absorb, reflect, or refract light incident thereon.

30 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the light control member comprises forming the light control member such that the light control member is separated from the meta-surface by a separation distance that is less than or equal to 5 μm.

31 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the light control member comprises forming the light control member to overlap with the meta-surface, wherein a width of overlap between the light control member and the meta-surface is less than or equal to 9 μm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2018
From: KIM, JAEKWAN; LEE, JEONGYUB; HAN, SEUNGHOON; KIM, YONGSUNG; NA, BYUNGHOON; YOU, JANGWOO; LEE, CHANGSEUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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