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Full color liquid crystal display

  • US 4,799,050 A
  • Filed: 10/23/1986
  • Issued: 01/17/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A display comprising, in combination:

  • (a) a plurality of adjacent light-conducting cells disposed in a planar array, each said cell having means associated with it for modulating the amount of visible light passing therethrough;

    (b) a phosphor layer behind said cell array, said layer being capable of emitting visible light through said array when irradiated from behind with ultraviolet light;

    (c) an ultraviolet light source behind said phosphor layer for irradiating said phosphor layer with ultraviolet light; and

    (d) a fiber optic plate disposed behind said cell array and in front of said phosphor layer, said plate including a plurality of adjacent and parallel light-conducting pipes, each said pipe comprising a bundle of optical fibers and having a front end in light-conducting communication with one of said cells, and a rear end in light-conducting communication with said phosphor layer.

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