JPH06511567A - 薄膜光変調装置 - Google Patents
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- 1.電荷移動プレート30と、このプレート30の背面52から前面19まで延 びる複数の導体35とを包含し、これらの導体35が絶縁マトリックス37内に 支持されており、前記電荷移動プレート30の前側19が絶縁壁15によって構 成された複数の電位くぼみ32を有し、各電位くぼみ32が1つの画素を構成し ており、各画素毎に複数の導体35が設けてあり、また、前記電位くぼみ32を またいでいる金属層36を包含する変形可能な反射薄膜34、36と、前記金属 層36上に電位を与える手段と、前記電荷移動プレート30の背面52に衝突す る電子16の源を提供する手段17と、前記最後の2つの手段の一方に像構成電 荷分布を与えて各画素のところで前記金属層36に像構成変形を行わせる手段と を包含することを特徴とする薄膜光変調器。
- 2.請求の範囲第1項の薄膜光変調器において、金属層36が薄くて可撓性のあ る金属シートであることを特徴とする薄膜光変調器。
- 3.請求の範囲第2項の薄膜光変調器において、金属層36が可撓性絶縁基板3 4上の金属コーティング、好ましくは、金属化プラスチックであることを特徴と する薄膜光変調器。
- 4.請求の範囲第1項の薄膜光変調器において、前記絶縁壁15が絶縁層72で 形成してあり、前記絶縁壁15が上層フォトレジストによって保護されていない 絶縁層72の部分をエッチングすることによって作り出されることを特徴とする 薄膜光変調器。
- 5.請求の範囲第1項の薄膜光変調器18において、電子16の源を提供する前 記手段が電極面54へハードワイヤード66した電子コントローラ65またはフ ォトカソード・マイクロチャンネルプレート組立体62またはフィールド・エミ ッタ・アレイ64または陰極線管17からなることを特徴とする薄膜光変調器。
- 6.電荷移動プレート30と、このプレート30の背面52から前面19まで延 びる複数の導体35とを包含し、これらの導体35が絶縁マトリックス37内に 支持されており、前記電荷移動プレート30の前側19が絶縁壁15によって構 成された複数の電位くぼみ32を有し、各電位くぼみ32が1つの画素を構成し ており、各画素毎に複数の導体35が設けてあり、また、複数の前記導体35を またいでいる各電位くぼみ32の底に設けた金属電極56と、前記電位くぼみ3 をまたいでいる変形可能な反射薄膜34、36を包含し、前記膜34が金属層3 6を包含し、さらに、前記金属層36上に電位を与える手段と、前記電荷移動プ レート30の背面52に衝突する電子17の源を提供する手段と、前記電子17 の源に像構成電荷分布を与えて各画素のところで前記金属層36に像構成変形を 行わせる手段とを包含することを特徴とする薄膜光変調器。
- 7.電荷移動プレート30と、このプレート30の背面52から前面19まで延 びる複数の導体35とを包含し、これらの導体35が絶縁マトリックス37内に 支持されており、前記電荷移動プレート30の前側19が地縁壁15によって構 成された複数の電位くぼみ32を有し、各電位くぼみ32が1つの画素を構成し ており、各画素毎に複数の導体35が設けてあり、また、複数の前記導体35を またいでいる各電位くぼみ32の底に設けた金属電極56と、前記電位くぼみ3 をまたいでいる変形可能な反射プラスチック・シート34と、前記電位くぼみ3 2から絶縁して前記プラスチック・シート34上に設けた金属コーティング36 と、前記電荷移動プレート30の背面52へ変調された電子16の流れを与える 手段と、前記金属コーティング36上に電位を与える手段と、前記最後の2つの 手段の一方へ像構成電荷分布を与えて各画素のところで前記シート34に像構成 変形を行わせる手段と、前記反射薄膜34、36に衝突する所定の波長の光源で あって、前記反射薄膜34、36上の各画素の変形によって修正される光源とを 包含することを特徴とする薄膜光変調器。
- 8.各々の画素部分に加わる電荷に従って変形できる薄膜ミラーに入射光を衝突 させることによってこの入射光を変調する装置であって、薄膜ミラー34が複数 の絶縁壁72上に支持されており、これらの絶縁壁72が電極含有面19上に形 成してあって電位くぼみ32を構成しており、各電位くぼみ32が1つの画素を 構成しており、前記くぼみ32のそれぞれの底に前記電極面56が設けてあり、 電極56と各画素の上に位置する薄膜34の部分の間に電荷差を発生させること ができ、像修正電子流16で構造をアドレス指定することによって前記薄膜34 を横切って像構成電荷差を生じさせる手段を設けたことを特徴とする装置。
- 9.請求の範囲第8項の装置において、前記構造の、前記電子流16によってア ドレス指定される側に隣接してグリッド44を設けたことを特徴とする装置。
- 10.請求の範囲第8項の装置において、ミラー薄膜34、36が各画素の上に 位置する個々のミラー・セグメント36を包含し、前記電子流16が前記ミラー 36に衝突し、前記ミラー・セグメント36からの二次電子放出によって各画素 上の電荷を修正することを特徴とする装置。
- 11.請求の範囲第8項の装置において、薄膜34、36が誘電体コーティング 90を包含し、前記電子流16が前記誘電体コーティング90に衝突し、そこで の電子の蓄積あるいは消耗によって各画素上の電荷を修正することを特徴とする 装置。
- 12.請求の範囲第8項の装置において、像修正電子流16を発生させる手段が マトリックス・アドレス指定式フィールド・エミッタ・アレイ64またはフィト カソード・マイクロチャンネルプレート組立体62または陰極線管17を包含す ることを特徴とする装置。
- 13.請求の範囲第6項の装置において、複数の光変調器41を用い、異なった 波長の光47、48、49を各光変調器に用意し、こうして変調された光線を合 体57させて多色像を与えることを特徴とする装置。
- 14.電荷移動プレート30と、このプレート30の背面52から前面19まで 延びる複数の導体35とを包含し、これらの導体35が絶縁マトリックス37内 に支持されており、前記電荷移動プレート30の前側19が絶縁壁15によって 構成された複数の電位くぼみ32を有し、各電位くぼみ32が1つの画素を構成 しており、各画素毎に複数の導体35が設けてあり、また、前記電位くぼみ32 をまたいでいる変形可能な反射薄膜34、36と、前記薄膜34上の金属コーテ ィング36と、この金属コーティング36上に電位を与える手段と、前記電荷移 動プレート30の背面52に衝突する電子17の源を提供する手段と、前記最後 の2つの手段の一方に像構成電荷分布を与えて各画素のところで前記薄膜34に 像構成変形を行わせる手段とを包含し、各画素毎に複数の導体35が設けてあり 、各電位くぼみ32の底にある金属電極56が複数の前記導体35にまたがって いることを特徴とする薄膜光変調器。
- 15.電荷移動プレート30と、このプレート30の背面52から前面19まで 延びる複数の導体35とを包含し、これらの導体35が絶縁マトリックス37内 に支持されており、前記電荷移動プレート30の前側19が絶縁壁15によって 構成された複数の電位くぼみ32を有し、各電位くぼみ32が1つの画素を構成 しており、各画素毎に複数の導体35が設けてあり、また、前記電位くぼみ32 をまたいでいる変形可能な反射薄膜34、36と、前記薄膜34上の金属コーテ ィング36と、この金属コーティング36上に電位を与える手段と、前記電荷移 動プレート30の背面52に衝突する電子17の源を提供する手段と、前記最後 の2つの手段の一方に像構成電荷分布を与えて各画素のところで前記薄膜34に 像構成変形を行わせる手段とを包含し、前記電荷移動プレート30の背面52に 二次電子放出コーティング31が塗布してあってそこからの電子の二次放出を向 上させ、前記電荷移動プレート30の背面52上の絶縁体構造72によってグリ ッド電極44aが支持されており、このグリッド電極が電荷移動プレート30の 前面で各画素を構成している絶縁壁15に対応する絶縁壁15を有することを特 徴とする薄膜光変調器。
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