TW200700870A - Light modulator - Google Patents

Light modulator

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TW200700870A
TW200700870A TW095102630A TW95102630A TW200700870A TW 200700870 A TW200700870 A TW 200700870A TW 095102630 A TW095102630 A TW 095102630A TW 95102630 A TW95102630 A TW 95102630A TW 200700870 A TW200700870 A TW 200700870A
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Taiwan
Prior art keywords
light
modulating
particles
addressed
light modulator
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TW095102630A
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Chinese (zh)
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Murray F Gillies
Mark Thomas Johnson
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Koninkl Philips Electronics Nv
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Abstract

For obtaining a light modulator (1) for modulating light which can be addressed without the need for an active or passive matrix and in which it is relatively easy to realize a light transmissive mode of operation, the light modulator (1) has a light modulating element (2) having a light outcoupling surface (91) for coupling out the modulated light, an electrophoretic medium (5) comprising charged particles (6), an optical state depending on a position of the particles (6), an element (17) being able to be addressed by an output of an energy source for allowing a movement of the particles (6) to their position for modulating the light as a consequence of an electric field applied to the light modulating element (2). In one aspect, the applied electric field and the medium (5) are arranged for the movement to have a component in a plane parallel to the light outcoupling surface (91). In another aspect, a colour filter is used to reduce the sensitivity of the element to ambient light.
TW095102630A 2005-01-27 2006-01-24 Light modulator TW200700870A (en)

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