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Linearly-addressed light-emitting fiber, and flat panel display employing same

  • US 6,259,838 B1
  • Filed: 10/15/1999
  • Issued: 07/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A light-emitting fiber comprising:

  • an elongated fiber substrate;

    at least one electrical conductor disposed along said fiber substrate for conducting an electrical signal along said fiber substrate;

    a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed along a surface of said fiber substrate, each said light-emitting element having first and second electrodes between which the electrical signal is applied to cause said light-emitting element to emit light;

    means operably associated with said fiber substrate for propagating an information-representative signal along said fiber substrate; and

    a plurality of detectors disposed along said fiber substrate and each operably associated with one of said plurality of light-emitting elements for selectively applying the electrical signal thereto in response to the information-representative signal propagating along said fiber substrate.

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