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Liquid crystal device

US4688897A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 17, 1985
Grant dateAug 25, 1987
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133555
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A liquid crystal device (22) is disclosed which employs a wire grid (24) as a polarizer, a mirror and an electric field electrode. A twisted nematic liquid crystal display device is described which employs the wire grid (24) in place of the rear electrode (15), polarizer (19) and mirror (20) to provide a display which is less complicated and has better contrast and resolution than that of prior art displays.

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