DE3535391A1 - Fluessigkristall-lichtmodulationsvorrichtung - Google Patents

Fluessigkristall-lichtmodulationsvorrichtung

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DE3535391A1
DE3535391A1 DE19853535391 DE3535391A DE3535391A1 DE 3535391 A1 DE3535391 A1 DE 3535391A1 DE 19853535391 DE19853535391 DE 19853535391 DE 3535391 A DE3535391 A DE 3535391A DE 3535391 A1 DE3535391 A1 DE 3535391A1
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light
liquid crystal
diffraction grating
modulation device
light modulation
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DE3535391C2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html
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Hajime Tokio/Tokyo Sakata
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority claimed from JP59207742A external-priority patent/JPS6186731A/ja
Priority claimed from JP20926084A external-priority patent/JPS6186724A/ja
Priority claimed from JP20925684A external-priority patent/JPS6186736A/ja
Priority claimed from JP59209258A external-priority patent/JPS6186730A/ja
Priority claimed from JP20925984A external-priority patent/JPS6186728A/ja
Priority claimed from JP20925784A external-priority patent/JPS6186727A/ja
Priority claimed from JP59256890A external-priority patent/JPS61134734A/ja
Priority claimed from JP25857184A external-priority patent/JPS61137126A/ja
Priority claimed from JP1050385A external-priority patent/JPS61169819A/ja
Priority claimed from JP1050285A external-priority patent/JPS61169818A/ja
Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc
Publication of DE3535391A1 publication Critical patent/DE3535391A1/de
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Publication of DE3535391C2 publication Critical patent/DE3535391C2/de
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F1/00Devices 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
    • G02F1/01Devices 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 
    • G02F1/13Devices 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
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/133371Cells with varying thickness of the liquid crystal layer
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F2201/00Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00
    • G02F2201/30Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 grating
    • G02F2201/305Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 grating diffraction grating
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F2203/00Function characteristic
    • G02F2203/22Function characteristic diffractive

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
DE19853535391 1984-10-03 1985-10-03 Fluessigkristall-lichtmodulationsvorrichtung Granted DE3535391A1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP59207742A JPS6186731A (ja) 1984-10-03 1984-10-03 液晶素子
JP20925784A JPS6186727A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 光制御素子
JP20925984A JPS6186728A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 光スイツチ
JP59209258A JPS6186730A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 液晶素子
JP20925684A JPS6186736A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 色フイルタ−素子
JP20926084A JPS6186724A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 グレ−テイング型光制御素子
JP59256890A JPS61134734A (ja) 1984-12-05 1984-12-05 光学装置
JP25857184A JPS61137126A (ja) 1984-12-07 1984-12-07 光スイツチ
JP1050385A JPS61169819A (ja) 1985-01-23 1985-01-23 光変調装置
JP1050285A JPS61169818A (ja) 1985-01-23 1985-01-23 光変調装置

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DE3535391A1 true DE3535391A1 (de) 1986-04-03
DE3535391C2 DE3535391C2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1990-05-17

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