Liquid crystal variable drive voltage
First Claim
1. A method for operating a multi-segment polarization switch, comprising:
- when the multi-segment polarization switch is at a relaxed voltage,providing to each segment of the multi-segment polarization switch a drive voltage function independent and time-shifted from a drive voltage function being provided to each other segment, wherein for each segment, the drive voltage function is a discontinuous function that drives the segment from the relaxed voltage to a driven voltage; and
when the multi-segment polarization switch is at the driven voltage,providing to each segment of the multi-segment polarization switch a relax voltage function independent and time-shifted from a relax voltage function being provided to each other segment, wherein for each segment, the relax voltage function is a continuous function that drives the segment from the driven voltage to the relaxed voltage by reducing provided voltage in a continuous manner that results in a reduced optical bounce of the segment.
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Abstract
A voltage may be provided to a liquid crystal addressable element as part of a liquid crystal device. The provided voltage may be reduced from a driven state to a relaxed state in a time period greater than 1 μs. The reduction may further be performed in less than 20 ms. The liquid crystal device may be a polarization switch, which in some embodiments may be a multi-segment polarization switch. In one embodiment, pulses of limited duration of a light source may be provided to the polarization switch. The manner of voltage reduction may reduce optical bounce of the liquid crystal device and may allow one or more of the pulses of the light source to be shifted later in time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a multi-segment polarization switch, comprising:
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when the multi-segment polarization switch is at a relaxed voltage, providing to each segment of the multi-segment polarization switch a drive voltage function independent and time-shifted from a drive voltage function being provided to each other segment, wherein for each segment, the drive voltage function is a discontinuous function that drives the segment from the relaxed voltage to a driven voltage; and when the multi-segment polarization switch is at the driven voltage, providing to each segment of the multi-segment polarization switch a relax voltage function independent and time-shifted from a relax voltage function being provided to each other segment, wherein for each segment, the relax voltage function is a continuous function that drives the segment from the driven voltage to the relaxed voltage by reducing provided voltage in a continuous manner that results in a reduced optical bounce of the segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a liquid crystal (LC) display, wherein the LC display comprises a multi-segmented polarization switch; and a voltage source configured to; when the multi-segment polarization switch is at a relaxed voltage, apply to each segment of the multi-segment polarization switch a drive voltage function independent and time-shifted from a drive voltage function being applied to each other segment, wherein for each segment, the drive voltage function is a discontinuous function that drives the segment from the relaxed voltage to a driven voltage; and when the multi-segment polarization switch is at the driven voltage, apply to each segment of the multi-segment polarization switch a relax voltage function independent and time-shifted from a relax voltage function being applied to each other segment, wherein for each segment, the relax voltage function is a continuous function that drives the segment from the driven voltage to the relaxed voltage by reducing provided voltage in a continuous manner that results in a reduced optical bounce of the segment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable memory medium storing program instructions executable by a processor to:
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when a multi-segment polarization switch is at a relaxed voltage, apply to each segment of the multi-segment polarization switch a drive voltage function independent and time-shifted from a drive voltage function being applied to each other segment, wherein for each segment, the drive voltage function is a discontinuous function that drives the segment from the relaxed voltage to a driven voltage; and when the multi-segment polarization switch is at the driven voltage, apply to each segment of the multi-segment polarization switch a relax voltage function independent and time-shifted from a relax voltage function being applied to each other segment, wherein for each segment, the relax voltage function is a continuous function that drives the segment from the driven voltage to the relaxed voltage by reducing provided voltage in a continuous manner that results in a reduced optical bounce of the segment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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