Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Specific signal processing circuitry
Patent
1989-07-25
1991-04-23
Gonzalez, Frank
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Specific signal processing circuitry
350 9625, 358901, 40547, G02B 604
Patent
active
050094831
ABSTRACT:
A thin-panel, large, high-definition television screen employs optical waveguides. Light (32) flows through waveguides (28) arranged, in parallel, across a substrate (64). Light from a source (44) is coupled into the waveguides using a Graded Index (GRIN) microlens array (56). Taps (37) direct light out and make it visible at different locations along the length of the waveguides. Long interaction length (8) taps with reflectors (10) are introduced which enable many waveguides to be staggered and placed side-by-side to maintain high screen resolutions. Polymers, both electro-optic and non-electro-optic, are used in the preferred embodiment as a waveguide building material. However, acousto-optic, thermo-optic (86) and magneto-optic effects may also be used with other materials such as glass and silicon dioxide. This display can be economically produced by forming a flexible waveguide ribbon (62) which integrates multiple waveguides (1), intensity modulators (40) and taps (38) into a single unit. Waveguide display manufacturing techniques based on thermo-poling (100), photolocking (114), extrusion (124), and preform fiber-drawing (132) are also presented.
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