DocumentCode
1050727
Title
Photoactivated birefringent liquid-crystal light valve for color symbology display
Author
Grinberg, Jan ; Bleha, William P. ; Jacobson, Alexander D. ; Lackner, Anna M. ; Myer, Gary D. ; Miller, Leroy J. ; Margerum, David J. ; Fraas, Lewis M. ; Boswell, Donald D.
Author_Institution
Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, Calif.
Volume
22
Issue
9
fYear
1975
fDate
9/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
775
Lastpage
783
Abstract
Aphotoactivated liquid-crystal projection display device that is based upon the field-effect mode of the liquid crystal has been built and tested. The device displays high-resolution dynamic color symbology by means of the optical birefringence of the liquid crystal. The colors that can be displayed simultaneously are white (with gray scale), blue, green, yellow, and magenta on a dark field. The imaging light power required to excite the device varies from 30-900 µW/cm2at 525 nm and the resolution obtained at an MTF of 50 percent is 40 lines/mm. The basic construction of the device is similar to the dynamic scattering photoactivated liquid-crystal light valve.
Keywords
Birefringence; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystal displays; Optical devices; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Testing; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-ED.1975.18218
Filename
1478053
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