EP0332953A3
Spatial light modulator and method
Abstract
An electrostatically deflectable beam spatial light modulator with the beams (30), address electrodes (42, 46), and landing electrodes (40, 41) to provide soft-landing of the beams on the landing electrodes (40, 41) which gives uniform large-angle deflection plus high reliability.
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| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during |
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| EP0040302A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report |
| US3886310A | Cites | United States of America | AD | Search report |
| US4229732A | Cites | United States of America | AD | Search report |
| US4356730A | Cites | United States of America | AD | Search report |
| US4662746A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report |
18 members in 5 offices
Priority claims4
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| 168724 | United States of America | – | |
| 16872488 | United States of America | A | |
| 168724 | – | – | – |
| US19880168724 | – | – | – |
Members18
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| EP0332953A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| KR890015058A | Republic of Korea | A | |
| EP0332953A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| CN1038706A | China | A | |
| JPH028812A | Japan | A | |
| JPH04230722A | Japan | A | |
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| EP0332953B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE68909075D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| DE68909075T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| CN1025455C | China | C | |
| CN1095485A | China | A | |
| JPH0782155B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| JPH0820616B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| JP2546553B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| CN1039061C | China | C | |
| KR0140756B1 | Republic of Korea | B1 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0332953
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0332953
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0332953
- Application
- 89103761
- Application, DOCDB
- 89103761
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19890103761
Titles3
- English
- Spatial light modulator and method
- German
- Spatialer Lichtmodulator mit Anwendungsverfahren
- French
- Modulateur spatial pour lumière et méthode
Classification
- CPC, 2
- G09F9/372
- G02B26/0841
- IPC, 3
- G02F1 03
- G02B26 08
- G09F9 37
Designated states5
- Contracting states, 5
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)