Abstract

Methods, systems, devices and apparatus of using a reflective liquid crystal device for projection display operating at a reduced driving voltage and having an increased contrast ratio are disclosed. The reflective liquid crystal device comprises a first substrate, a second substrate with reflector means, and a twisted nematic liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. A polarizing beam splitter is placed outside of the reflective liquid crystal device and adjacent to the first substrate. By setting the entrance polarization direction of the polarizing beam splitter along the azimuthal angle of the linearly polarized eigenmode of the reflective liquid crystal device at the designed driving voltage, a perfect dark state is obtained, which leads to a high contrast ratio at the designed low driving voltage.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 7,327,420

Application Serial Number

10/987,805

Issue Date

2-5-2008

Current Assignee

Joint Assignment w/UCFRF: INNOLUX CORPORATION

Assignee at Issuance

Joint Assignment w/UCFRF: INNOLUX CORPORATION

College

College of Optics and Photonics

Department

CREOL

Allowance Date

11-26-2007

Filing Date

11-12-2004

Assignee at Filing

Joint Assignment w/UCFRF: INNOLUX CORPORATION

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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