GB2166562B - Liquid crystal light modulation device - Google Patents

Liquid crystal light modulation device

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GB2166562B
GB2166562B GB8524445A GB8524445A GB2166562B GB 2166562 B GB2166562 B GB 2166562B GB 8524445 A GB8524445 A GB 8524445A GB 8524445 A GB8524445 A GB 8524445A GB 2166562 B GB2166562 B GB 2166562B
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liquid crystal
light modulation
modulation device
crystal light
liquid
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GB2166562A (en
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Hajime 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 JP20925684A external-priority patent/JPS6186736A/ja
Priority claimed from JP20925984A external-priority patent/JPS6186728A/ja
Priority claimed from JP20926084A external-priority patent/JPS6186724A/ja
Priority claimed from JP59209258A external-priority patent/JPS6186730A/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 GB8524445D0 publication Critical patent/GB8524445D0/en
Publication of GB2166562A publication Critical patent/GB2166562A/en
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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
    • G02F1/133371—Cells with varying thickness of the liquid crystal layer
    • 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
    • G02F2201/00—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00
    • G02F2201/30—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 grating
    • G02F2201/305—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 grating diffraction grating
    • 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
    • G02F2203/00—Function characteristic
    • G02F2203/22—Function characteristic diffractive

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  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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GB8524445A 1984-10-03 1985-10-03 Liquid crystal light modulation device Expired GB2166562B (en)

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
JP20925684A JPS6186736A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 色フイルタ−素子
JP59209258A JPS6186730A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 液晶素子
JP20926084A JPS6186724A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 グレ−テイング型光制御素子
JP20925984A JPS6186728A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 光スイツチ
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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GB8524445D0 GB8524445D0 (en) 1985-11-06
GB2166562A GB2166562A (en) 1986-05-08
GB2166562B true GB2166562B (en) 1989-05-24

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