Light modulation element, exposure unit, and flat-panel display unit
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1. A light modulation element comprising:
- a light guide body for guiding light from a light source, and a flexible thin film having a fluorescent material being formed opposing to said light guide body, wherein;
distance between said flexible thin film and said light guide body is changed by electromechanical operation so that light emission of the fluorescent material being excited by the guided light is controlled.
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Abstract
A light modulation element which has a light guide body 11 for guiding light from a light source and a flexible thin film 12 having a phosphor 13 being provided facing the light guide body 11. The distance between the flexible thin film 12 and the light guide body 11 is changed by the electromechanical operation and light emission of the phosphor 13 excited by the guided light is controlled.
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23 Claims
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1. A light modulation element comprising:
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a light guide body for guiding light from a light source, and a flexible thin film having a fluorescent material being formed opposing to said light guide body, wherein;
distance between said flexible thin film and said light guide body is changed by electromechanical operation so that light emission of the fluorescent material being excited by the guided light is controlled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
a plurality of parallel optical waveguides formed on a substrate;
a plurality of light sources which can be controlled separately with at least one of the optical waveguides made to correspond to one pixel; and
a plurality of flexible thin films orthogonal to the optical waveguides, wherein the quantity of light from the light source is changed and light emission of the fluorescent material excited is controlled by the electromechanical operation of the flexible thin film.
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14. The light modulation element as claimed in claim 13, wherein the light source is a light emission array element.
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15. The light modulation element as claimed in claim 13, wherein the light source is made up of a light emission body and a light modulation array element.
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16. The light modulation element as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein said light guide body is a light guide plate.
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17. The light modulation elements as claimed in claim 16, wherein the light modulation elements are arranged in one-dimensional or two-dimensional matrix wherein the first electrodes and the second electrodes are disposed in stripe shape orthogonal to each other, each of said light modulation elements is formed at each of the intersection points of the first electrodes and the second electrodes so that a simple matrix drive is executed.
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18. The light modulation elements as claimed in claim 16, wherein the light modulation elements are arranged in one-dimensional or two-dimensional matrix wherein either the first electrode or the second electrode is used as a pixel electrode, a switch mechanism for supplying an image signal to the pixel electrode is provided for each of said light modulation elements so that an active matrix drive is executed.
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19. The light modulation element as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the guided light is ultraviolet light.
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20. The light modulation element as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein a shield part is provided in an area other than the light emission part of the fluorescent material.
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21. The light modulation element as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the guided light is single-color light and wherein the fluorescent material comprises a plurality of different luminescent colors.
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22. An exposure unit using a light modulation element as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 2.
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23. A flat-panel display unit using a light modulation element as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 2.
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