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Optically addressed light valve system

US5153759A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 1991
Grant dateOct 6, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/1351
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A light valve comprising a first transparent electrically insulating layer, a first transparent electrically conductive layer, an electro-optic imaging medium layer, a dielectric mirror, a light blocking layer comprising an organic dye or organic pigment, a photoconductor layer comprising selenium, a second transparent electrically conductive layer and a second transparent layer. This light valve may be utilized in systems which include an imaging light source and a read-out light source.

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