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Optical modulation device with pixels each having series connected electrode structure

  • US 6,177,968 B1
  • Filed: 08/28/1998
  • Issued: 01/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An optical modulation device, comprising:

  • a first substrate provided with a plurality of first electrodes each comprising a plurality of portions electrically independent of each other, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate and provided with a plurality of second electrodes each confronting a corresponding first electrode, and an optical modulation substance disposed between the first and second substrates so as to form a plurality of pixels each having an electrode structure wherein a respective portion of the optical modulation substance is sandwiched between a respective second electrode and said portions of a corresponding first electrode so as to provide a plurality of capacitances connected in series, each of said plurality of capacitances being provided by a combination of each portion of the corresponding first electrode and the respective second electrode sandwiching the respective portion of the optical modulation substance.

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