DocumentCode
2527243
Title
Grating light valves for high resolution displays
Author
Bloom, D.M.
Author_Institution
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fYear
1994
fDate
11-14 Dec. 1994
Firstpage
343
Abstract
Summary form only given, as follows. The grating light valve (GLV) is a surface micromachined device based on electrostatically controlling the position of thin ribbons which comprise an array of reflective diffraction gratings. The GLV is well suited for portable and projection display applications. The GLV is capable of color operation as well as high brightness operation. Pixels switch in as short as 20 nanoseconds, are bistable and have demonstrated a contrast ratio as high as 200:1.<>
Keywords
brightness; diffraction gratings; display devices; micromachining; optical projectors; 20 ns; bistable pixels; color operation; contrast ratio; electrostatic control; grating light valve; high brightness operation; high resolution displays; portable display; projection display; reflective diffraction gratings; surface micromachined device; thin ribbons; Brightness; Diffraction gratings; Displays; Laboratories; Lighting control; Optical arrays; Switches; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electron Devices Meeting, 1994. IEDM '94. Technical Digest., International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISSN
0163-1918
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2111-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEDM.1994.383397
Filename
383397
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