AU1054595A - Optical element for use in an array of optical elements in a display arrangement - Google Patents

Optical element for use in an array of optical elements in a display arrangement

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Publication number
AU1054595A
AU1054595A AU10545/95A AU1054595A AU1054595A AU 1054595 A AU1054595 A AU 1054595A AU 10545/95 A AU10545/95 A AU 10545/95A AU 1054595 A AU1054595 A AU 1054595A AU 1054595 A AU1054595 A AU 1054595A
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Prior art keywords
light
approximately
optical element
light output
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Abandoned
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AU10545/95A
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Inventor
Karl W Beeson
Paul M Ferm
Jiri Daniel Konicek
John Charles Schweyen
Scott M Zimmerman
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Honeywell International Inc
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AlliedSignal Inc
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Publication of AU1054595A publication Critical patent/AU1054595A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/133524—Light-guides, e.g. fibre-optic bundles, louvered or jalousie light-guides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • G02B6/06—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
    • G02B6/08—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images with fibre bundle in form of plate

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Lenses (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Joining Of Glass To Other Materials (AREA)
AU10545/95A 1993-11-15 1994-11-15 Optical element for use in an array of optical elements in a display arrangement Abandoned AU1054595A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US15260493A 1993-11-15 1993-11-15
US152604 1993-11-15
PCT/US1994/012999 WO1995014256A1 (en) 1993-11-15 1994-11-15 Optical element for use in an array of optical elements in a display arrangement

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AU1054595A true AU1054595A (en) 1995-06-06

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EP (1) EP0729598B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPH09507920A (enExample)
KR (1) KR100359532B1 (enExample)
CN (1) CN1135262A (enExample)
AT (1) ATE179528T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU1054595A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2175681A1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE69418208T2 (enExample)
DK (1) DK0729598T3 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2132593T3 (enExample)
FI (1) FI962065L (enExample)
GR (1) GR3030829T3 (enExample)
TW (1) TW283209B (enExample)
WO (1) WO1995014256A1 (enExample)

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FI962065A0 (fi) 1996-05-15
DK0729598T3 (da) 1999-11-08
WO1995014256A1 (en) 1995-05-26
DE69418208D1 (de) 1999-06-02
CA2175681A1 (en) 1995-05-26
FI962065A7 (fi) 1996-05-15
ES2132593T3 (es) 1999-08-16
GR3030829T3 (en) 1999-11-30
DE69418208T2 (de) 1999-09-16
CN1135262A (zh) 1996-11-06
JPH09507920A (ja) 1997-08-12
TW283209B (enExample) 1996-08-11
EP0729598B1 (en) 1999-04-28
KR960706104A (ko) 1996-11-08
EP0729598A1 (en) 1996-09-04
FI962065L (fi) 1996-05-15
KR100359532B1 (ko) 2003-06-09
ATE179528T1 (de) 1999-05-15

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