JP3979982B2 - 干渉性変調器および表示装置 - Google Patents
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n1 2−ns 2−ks 2<0の場合、下記式(3):
前記積層膜は3つ以上の透明薄膜層を有し、且つ、隣接する2つの透明薄膜層の複素屈折率は互いに異なり、前記透明基板に近い側からj層目の前記薄膜層の複素屈折率をηj=nj−i・kjおよび位相膜厚をδj、BおよびCが下記式(5):
kj≒0であり、かつ、可視光波長領域(380nm<λ<780nm)において、下記式(6):
広帯域の可視光波長領域(380nm<λ<780nm)において、下記式(8):
図3に、本発明の第1の局面による実施形態の反射型表示装置10の構成を模式的に示す。反射型表示装置10はマトリクス状に配列された複数の干渉性変調器を有し、例えば、それぞれの干渉性変調器が画素を構成する。図3は反射型表示装置の2つの画素、すなわち2つの干渉性変調器を示しており、左側の干渉性変調器は黒表示状態(反射率が最小の状態)にあり、右側の干渉性変調器は白表示状態(反射率が最大の状態)にある。
n1 2−ns 2−ks 2>0の場合、下記式(2):
n1 2−ns 2−ks 2<0の場合、下記式(3):
図7に、本発明の第1の局面による他の実施形態の反射型表示装置30の構成を模式的に示す。
図9に、本発明の第2の局面による実施形態の反射型表示装置50の構成を模式的に示す。
広帯域の可視光波長領域(380nm<λ<780nm)において、下記式(8):
上記の実施形態1から3では、光学薄膜または積層膜と吸収体層とのギャップを制御して(干渉を利用して)白表示を行う構成を例示したが、ここでは、非干渉で白表示を行う構成を説明する。ここでは、実施形態3の改変例を例示するが、実施形態1および2についても同様に改変できる。
2 入射光
3 反射光
4 吸収体
5 第1透明体薄膜
6 第2透明体薄膜
10 反射型表示装置
11 入射光
12 透明基板(ガラス)
13 光学薄膜(TiO2)
14 吸収体層(Ta)
15 圧電素子(電場応答ゲル)
16 反射光
17 スペーサ壁
18 電極
19 間隙
20 透明基板(ガラス)
30 反射型表示装置
31 入射光
32 透明基板(ガラス)
33 多層等価膜
34 吸収体層(Cr)
35 圧電素子(電場応答ゲル)
36 反射光
37 スペーサ壁
38 電極
39 間隙
40 透明基板(ガラス)
50 反射型表示装置
51 入射光
52 透明基板(ガラス)
53 積層膜
53a 第1透明薄膜層
53b 第2透明薄膜層
53c 第3透明薄膜層
54 吸収体層(W)
55 圧電素子(電場応答ゲル)
56 反射光
57 スペーサ壁
58 電極
60 透明基板(ガラス)
70 反射型表示装置
71 入射光
72 透明基板(ガラス)
73 積層膜
74 吸収体層(Wの粉末)
75 正孔輸送層
76 ITO電極
77 反射光
78 スペーサ壁
79 間隙
80 透明基板(ガラス)
Claims (20)
- 光入射側に配置された透明な第1基板(屈折率:n0)と、
前記第1基板上に設けられた光学薄膜(複素屈折率:N1=n1−i・k1)と、
前記第1基板と所定の間隔をあけて配置された第2基板と、
前記第2基板に支持され、前記光学薄膜に対向するように配置された唯一の吸収体層(複素屈折率:Ns=ns−i・ks)と、
印加される外場に応じて体積が変化する部分を前記第2基板と前記吸収体層との間に有する駆動素子と、
を有し、
n1>n0、k1≒0、かつ、ns>n0の関係を満足し、
前記吸収体層はTa、CrおよびWからなる群から選択された材料で形成されており、
前記駆動素子は、印加された外場に応じて前記吸収体層と前記光学薄膜とのギャップの距離を段階的に変化させ、前記第1基板側から入射した光を変調し、変調された光を前記第1基板から出射させる、干渉性変調器。 - d1は、上記式(2)または式(3)を満足する最も小さい値である、請求項3に記載の干渉性変調器。
- 前記光学薄膜は、多層等価膜で構成されている、請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 光入射側に配置された透明な第1基板(屈折率:η0)と、
前記第1基板上に設けられた積層膜と、
前記第1基板と所定の間隔をあけて配置された第2基板と、
前記積層膜に対向し、前記積層膜とのギャップの距離が可変に配置された吸収体層(複素屈折率:ηs=ns−i・ks)と、
印加される外場に応じて体積が変化する部分を前記第2基板と前記吸収体層との間に有する駆動素子と、
を有し、
ns>η0の関係を満足し、
前記積層膜は3つ以上の透明薄膜層を有し、且つ、隣接する2つの透明薄膜層の複素屈折率は互いに異なり、前記透明基板に近い側からj層目の前記薄膜層の複素屈折率をηj=nj−i・kjおよび位相膜厚をδj、BおよびCが下記式(5):
で与えられるとすると、
kj≒0であり、かつ、可視光波長領域(380nm<λ<780nm)において、下記式(6):
の関係を満足し、
前記駆動素子は、印加された外場に応じて前記吸収体層と前記積層膜とのギャップの距離を段階的に変化させ、前記第1基板側から入射した光を変調し、変調された光を前記第1基板から出射させる、干渉性変調器。 - 前記積層膜は、複素屈折率が互いに異なる第1透明薄膜層と第2透明薄膜層とが交互に積層された交互積層膜と、前記交互積層膜上に設けられ前記吸収体層に対向する第3透明薄膜層とを有する、請求項7または8に記載の干渉性変調器。
- 前記吸収体層は、唯一の吸収体層であり、且つ、前記吸収体層はTa、CrおよびWからなる群から選択された材料で形成されている、請求項7から9のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 前記光学薄膜または前記積層膜と前記吸収体層との間に形成される前記ギャップの距離は、干渉可能な範囲内で変化させられる、請求項1から10のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 前記光学薄膜または前記積層膜と前記吸収体層との間に形成される前記ギャップの距離は、干渉が起こり得ない光学距離まで変化させられる、請求項1から10のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 前記駆動素子は圧電素子を備える、請求項1から12のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 前記光学薄膜または前記積層膜と前記吸収体層との間に形成される前記ギャップは真空状態であるか、または気体が充填されている、請求項1から13のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 前記光学薄膜または前記積層膜と前記吸収体層との間に形成される前記ギャップに液体が充填されている、請求項1から13のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 特定の波長を透過するカラーフィルターを前記第1基板の観察者側にさらに備える、請求項1から15のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 光散乱層を前記第1基板の観察者側にさらに備える、請求項1から16のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器。
- 複数の画素を有する表示装置であって、前記複数の画素のそれぞれが、請求項1から17のいずれかに記載の干渉性変調器を備える、表示装置。
- 前記複数の画素は、互いに異なる色を表示する第1画素と第2画素とを含み、前記第1画素および前記第2画素が有する前記干渉性変調器は、前記光学薄膜、前記積層膜または前記吸収体層の構成が互いに異なる、請求項18に記載の表示装置。
- 請求項18または19に記載の表示装置を備える電子機器。
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