Title :
Grating light valves for high resolution displays
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1994. IEDM '94. Technical Digest., International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2111-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1994.383397
