Non-light-emitting variable transmission device and a light-emitting device assembly and a method of using the same

1. An assembly, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate;

a non-light-emitting, variable transmission device deposited on the first substrate; and

a transparent light-emitting device deposited on the second substrate, wherein the non-light-emitting, variable transmission device faces the transparent light-emitting device, and wherein the non-light emitting device alters an intensity of a wavelength prior to reaching the transparent light-emitting device, wherein a difference of a lateral width between removed portions of transparent conductive layers W EC and a width between bus bars W S of the non-light-emitting variable transmission device is at 5 cm.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the non-light-emitting, variable transmission device is an electrochromic device.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the electrochromic device comprises:

a first transparent conductive layer;

a second transparent conductive layer;

an electrochromic layer disposed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer; and

an ion storage layer disposed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the transparent organic light-emitting diode device comprises:

a transparent anode layer;

a transparent cathode layer; and

at least one organic material layer disposed between the transparent anode layer and the transparent cathode layer.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the transparent light emitting device is a transparent organic light-emitting diode device.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the difference in W S and W EC is at most 2 cm.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an electrically insulating layer between the non-light emitting, variable transmission device and the transparent light-emitting device.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a medium, wherein the medium has a refractive index approximately equal to either a refractive index of the first substrate or a refractive index of the second substrate.

9. A window assembly, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate;

a non-light-emitting, variable transmission device deposited on the first substrate,

wherein the non-light-emitting, variable transmission device alters between a first state and a second state, wherein the first state has a transmittance of less than 10% and wherein the second state has a transmittance of at least 50%; and

a transparent light-emitting device deposited on the second substrate, wherein the transparent light-emitting device alters between a third state and a fourth state, wherein the third state is emittive and the fourth state is transmittive, wherein the non-light emitting device alters a wavelength prior to reaching the transparent light-emitting device, and wherein the assembly alters between a fifth state and a sixth state, wherein the fifth state has a transmittance of less than 5% and the sixth state has a transmittance of at least 20%.

10. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the non-light-emitting, variable transmission device is an electrochromic device.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the electrochromic device comprises:

a first transparent conductive layer;

a second transparent conductive layer;

an electrochromic layer disposed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer; and

an ion storage layer disposed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer.

12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein the transparent organic light-emitting diode device comprises:

a transparent anode layer;

a transparent cathode layer; and

at least one organic material layer disposed between the transparent anode layer and the transparent cathode layer.

13. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the at least one organic material layer comprises:

a hole transport layer;

an emissive layer;

an electron transport layer; and

an electron injection layer.

14. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the transparent light emitting device is a transparent organic light-emitting diode device.

15. The assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a spacer between the first substrate and the second substrate.

16. The assembly of claim 9 , further comprising an electrically insulating layer between the non-light emitting, variable transmission device and the transparent light-emitting device.

17. The assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a medium, wherein the medium has a refractive index approximately equal to either a refractive index of the first substrate or a refractive index of the second substrate.

18. An assembly, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate;

an electrochromic deposited on the first substrate, wherein the electrochromic comprises;

a first transparent conductive layer;

a second transparent conductive layer;

an electrochromic layer disposed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer; and

a transparent light-emitting device deposited on the second substrate, wherein the electrochromic faces the transparent light-emitting device, and wherein the electrochromic alters an intensity of a wavelength prior to reaching the transparent light-emitting device, wherein a difference of a lateral width between removed portions of transparent conductive layers W EC and a width between bus bars W S of electrochromic is at most 5 cm.

19. The assembly of claim 18 , wherein the transparent light-emitting device is a transparent organic light-emitting diode device comprising;

a transparent anode layer;

a transparent cathode layer; and

at least one organic material layer disposed between the transparent anode layer and the transparent cathode layer.