Liquid crystal cells – elements and systems – Particular structure – Having significant detail of cell structure only
Reexamination Certificate
2009-11-06
2011-10-25
Healy, Brian (Department: 2883)
Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems
Particular structure
Having significant detail of cell structure only
C349S106000, C349S166000, C349S187000, C359S290000, C438S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08045107
ABSTRACT:
A color-tunable plasmonic device is provided with a partially modulated refractive index. A first dielectric layer overlies a bottom electrode, and has a refractive index non-responsive to an electric field. A second dielectric layer overlies the first dielectric layer, having a refractive index responsive to an electric field. An electrically conductive top electrode overlies the second dielectric layer. A plasmonic layer including a plurality of discrete plasmonic particles is interposed between the top and bottom electrodes. In one aspect, the plasmonic layer is interposed between the first and second dielectric layers. In a second aspect, the plasmonic layer is interposed between the first dielectric layer and the bottom electrode. In a third aspect, a first plasmonic layer is interposed between the first dielectric layer and the bottom electrode, and a second plasmonic layer of discrete plasmonic particles is interposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.
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Hashimura Akinori
Tang Liang
Voutsas Apostolos T.
Healy Brian
Law Office of Gerald Maliszewski
Maliszewski Gerald
Sharp Laboratories of America Inc.
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