US Patent 11971148 High contrast solid state adaptive headlight

A solid state headlight comprises: a light-emitting diode light source; an illumination micro-lens; a projection micro-lens; a collimating optic positioned between the light-emitting diode light source and the illumination micro-lens; a metal layer positioned between the illumination micro-lens and the projection micro-lens, the metal layer having an aperture; a high-reflectivity coating positioned between the metal layer and the illumination micro-lens, the high-reflectivity coating having a reflectivity of at least about 80%; and a low-reflectivity coating positioned between the metal layer and the projection micro-lens, the low-reflectivity coating having a reflectivity of at most about 20%.