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Light modulator with tunable optical state

US7733553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2005
Grant dateJun 8, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/001
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic light modulator device for at least partially displaying a pixel of an image, the device comprising first and second reflectors defining an optical cavity therebetween, the optical cavity being selective of an electromagnetic wavelength at an intensity by optical interference, the device having at least first and second optical states, at least one of the optical states being tunable and the other not tunable.

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