GB9804500D0 - Passive polarisation modulating optical element & method of making such an element - Google Patents

Passive polarisation modulating optical element & method of making such an element

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Publication number
GB9804500D0
GB9804500D0 GBGB9804500.8A GB9804500A GB9804500D0 GB 9804500 D0 GB9804500 D0 GB 9804500D0 GB 9804500 A GB9804500 A GB 9804500A GB 9804500 D0 GB9804500 D0 GB 9804500D0
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making
modulating optical
optical element
polarisation modulating
passive polarisation
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GB2326728A (en
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Sharp Corp
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Sharp Corp
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Priority claimed from GB9713627A external-priority patent/GB2326727A/en
Priority claimed from US08/928,891 external-priority patent/US6046849A/en
Application filed by Sharp Corp filed Critical Sharp Corp
Publication of GB9804500D0 publication Critical patent/GB9804500D0/en
Priority to US09/105,472 priority Critical patent/US6055103A/en
Priority to JP18298898A priority patent/JP3635559B2/en
Priority to EP98305123A priority patent/EP0887666B1/en
Priority to DE69818915T priority patent/DE69818915T2/en
Publication of GB2326728A publication Critical patent/GB2326728A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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GB9804500A 1997-06-28 1998-03-03 Passive polarising element Withdrawn GB2326728A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/105,472 US6055103A (en) 1997-06-28 1998-06-26 Passive polarisation modulating optical element and method of making such an element
JP18298898A JP3635559B2 (en) 1997-06-28 1998-06-29 Autostereoscopic display
EP98305123A EP0887666B1 (en) 1997-06-28 1998-06-29 Passive polarisation modulating optical element and method of making such an element
DE69818915T DE69818915T2 (en) 1997-06-28 1998-06-29 Passive optical polarization modulator and method for its production

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9713627A GB2326727A (en) 1997-06-28 1997-06-28 Liquid crystal device
US08/928,891 US6046849A (en) 1996-09-12 1997-09-12 Parallax barrier, display, passive polarisation modulating optical element and method of making such an element

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GB9804500D0 true GB9804500D0 (en) 1998-04-29
GB2326728A GB2326728A (en) 1998-12-30

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GBGB9802159.5A Pending GB9802159D0 (en) 1997-06-28 1998-02-03 Passive polarisation modulating optical element and method of making such an e lement
GBGB9802158.7A Pending GB9802158D0 (en) 1997-06-28 1998-02-03 Method of making a patterned retarder and patterned retarder
GB9804500A Withdrawn GB2326728A (en) 1997-06-28 1998-03-03 Passive polarising element
GB9804501A Withdrawn GB2326729A (en) 1997-06-28 1998-03-03 Method of making a patterned retarder

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GBGB9802158.7A Pending GB9802158D0 (en) 1997-06-28 1998-02-03 Method of making a patterned retarder and patterned retarder

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GB2368133A (en) 2000-10-13 2002-04-24 Sharp Kk Polarisation conversion system, optical lens array and projection display system
US20030090012A1 (en) * 2001-09-27 2003-05-15 Allen Richard Charles Methods of making polarization rotators and articles containing the polarization rotators
GB2390172A (en) * 2002-06-28 2003-12-31 Sharp Kk Polarising optical element and display
JP4027898B2 (en) * 2004-01-29 2007-12-26 株式会社有沢製作所 Polarized transmission screen and stereoscopic image display apparatus using the polarized transmission screen

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US5499126A (en) * 1993-12-02 1996-03-12 Ois Optical Imaging Systems, Inc. Liquid crystal display with patterned retardation films
GB2286058A (en) * 1994-01-21 1995-08-02 Sharp Kk Switchable holographic apparatus
JP3651004B2 (en) * 1994-12-12 2005-05-25 セイコーエプソン株式会社 Liquid crystal display element, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic apparatus
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