Optical waveguides – Optical fiber bundle – Fiber bundle plate
Patent
1991-03-06
1992-07-14
Ullah, Akm E.
Optical waveguides
Optical fiber bundle
Fiber bundle plate
340781, 313497, G02B 618
Patent
active
051310651
ABSTRACT:
A flat display panel (53) including a sandwich of thin film layers (52) with indices of refraction that increase the luminance and contrast of the display is disclosed. The sandwich of thin film layers (52), progressing backward from the front major surface of the sandwich, includes a front electrode layer (56), a front dielectric layer (58), a phosphor layer (60), a back dielectric layer (62), and a back electrode layer (64). The index of refraction of the front dielectric layer (58) is greater than or equal to the index of refraction of the phosphor layer (60), such that nearly all light rays projecting forward from the phosphor layer (60) pass into the front dielectric layer (58). The front electrode layer (56) can comprise relatively wide transparent strips, separated by small distances, or the front electrode layer (104) can comprise narrow strips (106) that are opaque and highly conductive. In the latter case, the front dielectric layer (58') extends between the narrow strips (106) and includes doped portions (110) that are conductive. The front major surface of the sandwich of thin film layers is covered by a protective faceplate (54). The faceplate (54) comprises a plurality of optical fibers extending from the back major surface of the faceplate to the front major surface of the faceplate. The fiber-optic faceplate (54) directs light rays projecting from the sandwich (52) to a viewer. The flat panel display (53) so directs light induced in the phosphor layer (60) that the image projecting from the faceplate (54) is very similar in luminance and contrast to the image induced in the phosphor layer (60).
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Briggs Stewart J.
Spiger Robert J.
The Boeing Company
Ullah Akm E.
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