Improved High Resolution Displays Combining Very Large Scale Integration and Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Technologies

新的光阀基于一种新颖的两层架构，提供比目前任何现有或建议的光阀都要高得多的孔径比/像素密度组合。选择使用聚合物分散液晶(PDLC)作为这一应用的首选LC介质。组合的VLSI/PDLC光阀将制造一种超微型光阀，其预计成本因数大约比目前正在开发的竞争对手(较低分辨率)显示器低一个数量级。研究工作将致力于可行性研究，包括建造、测试和评估第一个基于VLSI/PDLC组合技术的试验性原型阀。这项工作代表了开发改进的高分辨率显示器的一种新的、创新的方法。这一新型显示器的核心特征是构建了一种革命性的新型光阀，它结合了超大规模集成(VLSI)和液晶(LC)技术中的最先进能力。

The new light valve, based on a novel two-layer architecture, provides significantly higher aperture ratio/pixel density combinations than any of the currently available or proposed light valves. The use of polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) is selected as the choice LC medium for this application. The combined VLSI/PDLC light valve will result in fabrication of an ultraminiature light valve with a projected cost factor which is approximately an order of magnitude less than competing (lower resolution) displays currently under development. The research effort will be devoted to a feasibility study which will involve construction, testing and evaluation of the first experimental prototype valve based on combined VLSI/PDLC technologies. The work represents a new, innovative approach in the development of improved high resolution displays. The core feature of this new display centers on construction of a revolutionary new light valve which combines state-of-the-art capabilities in very- large-scale-integration (VLSI) and liquid crystal (LC) technologies.