Radiation valve and valve array

Details Radiation valve and valve array Radiation valve and valve array

1999-03-01

2000-10-10

Dang, Hung Xuan

Optical: systems and elements

Light control by opaque element or medium movable in or...

359230, G02B 2600

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061307718

ABSTRACT:
A radiation valve includes a transparent substrate and at least one opaque flexible planar member, rigidly attached to the substrate, that alternately assumes a closed orientation relative to the substrate to block the radiation and an open orientation relative to the substrate to pass the radiation. Preferably, the valve includes two parallel electrically conducting planar members that are perpendicular to the substrate when the valve is open. The valve is closed by imposing a voltage difference on the two planar members to snap their tops together. An array of such valves can be controlled to modulate the radiation temporally and spatially, for applications such as flat panel displays. This array is fabricated by steps including the formation of temporary surfaces perpendicular to the substrate; depositing a deposant at an oblique angle to the substrate, the temporary surfaces shadowing each other so that the deposant is deposited only on the temporary surfaces to form the planar members; and removing the temporary surfaces, leaving behind only the planar members.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6034807 (2000-03-01), Little et al.

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