Method for driving optical modulation device

Optical: systems and elements – Holographic system or element – Using a hologram as an optical element

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

345 97, G02F 11343

Patent

active

054186340

ABSTRACT:
A driving method for an optical modulation device is applicable to driving of an optical modulation device, e.g., a liquid crystal device having a matrix electrode arrangement comprising a group of scanning electrodes, a group of signal electrodes oppositely paced from the group of scanning electrodes, and an optical modulation materials showing bistability with respect to an electric field applied thereto disposed between the groups of scanning electrodes and signal electrodes. The driving method is featured by applying a voltage allowing the liquid crystal having bistability to be oriented to a first stable state between a selected scanning electrode of the group of scanning electrodes and a selected signal electrode of the group of signal electrodes, and by applying a voltage allowing the liquid crystal having bistability to be oriented to a second stable state between the selected scanning electrodes and non-selected signal electrodes; or by applying a voltage allowing the optical modulation material having bistability to be oriented to a first stable state between a selected scanning electrode and the group of signal electrodes, applying a voltage allowing the liquid crystal oriented to the first stable state to be oriented to a second stable state between the selected scanning electrode and a selected signal electrode, and applying a voltage set to a value between a threshold voltage -V.sub.th2 (for the second stable state) and a threshold voltage V.sub.th1 (for the first stable state) between non-selected scanning electrodes and the group of signal electrodes.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4850676 (1989-07-01), Yazaki et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Method for driving optical modulation device does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method for driving optical modulation device, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method for driving optical modulation device will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2144156

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.