Title :
Tomorrow´s TV - the grating light valve
fDate :
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The host of technologies tussling to displace the CRT have yet to face one strong contender: the grating light valve (GLV). This paper describes the construction and operation of GLVs which are MEMS technology electrostatically operated ribbon-shaped mirrors. Their main application, also outlined in this paper, is in large sized, high quality laser projection displays.
Keywords :
electrostatic actuators; large screen displays; light valves; micromirrors; optical projectors; television equipment; GLV; MEMS; TV displays; electrostatically operated ribbon-shaped mirrors; grating light valve; large sized displays; laser projection TV; Cathode ray tubes; Consumer electronics; Gratings; HDTV; Liquid crystal displays; Plasma displays; Semiconductor lasers; Silicon; TV; Valves;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2004.1279192
