Multi-mode display using an electronically controlled mirror
US6574030B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133628
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A display includes a light source and a filter positioned to receive light from the light source. An electronically controlled mirror can direct light through the filter in a first mode of operation and not through the filter in a second mode of operation. The display can be utilized in an avionics display system with night vision equipment. The electronically controlled mirror can be a reversible electrochemical mirror (REM).
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