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Liquid crystal light valve with birefringence compensation

US4466702A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 1981
Grant dateAug 21, 1984
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2001

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F2203/02
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention is a light valve using birefringent nematic liquid crystals in which compensation for residual birefringence is achieved by passing light through two separate liquid crystal layers having their major optical axes aligned perpendicular to one another at the interface between the two liquid crystal layers.

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