Grating Light Valves for High Resolution Displays.

Abstract

The Grating Light Valve (GLV) is a micromechanical phase grating that can be used for color display applications. Operation is based on electrically controlling the mechanical positions of grating elements to modulate diffraction efficiency. By choosing dimensions of the grating structures carefully, it is possible to produce a digital optical device.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA302606

Entities

People

  • Raj B. Apte

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Diffraction
  • Fabrication
  • High Resolution
  • Information Processing
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Optical Modulators
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Surface Roughness
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.