摘要:
An image-forming apparatus comprising an envelope formed of a plurality of members, an electron source arranged within the envelope and an image forming member for forming images by irradiation of electron beams from the electron source is manufactured by heating the plurality of members to bond them together to produce the envelope in an atmosphere containing at least a gas selected from reducing gases, inert gases and non-reducing and non-oxidizing gases or in a vacuum. The electron source comprises preferably an electron-emitting element having a thin film for electron emission arranged between a pair of electrodes.
摘要:
An electron source comprises a plurality of electron-emitting devices and a drive means for driving the devices. The drive means applies a voltage above a threshold level to selected ones of the plurality of electron-emitting devices according to an image signal to cause the selected devices to emit electrons. The drive means also applies a voltage pulse for bringing the plurality of electron-emitting devices into a high resistance state. The voltage pulse for bringing into a high resistance state has a polarity reverse to that of the voltage for causing electron emission and has a voltage rising rate of greater than 10V/sec.
摘要:
An electron source comprises a plurality of electron-emitting devices and a drive means for driving the devices. The drive means applies a voltage above a threshold level to selected ones of the plurality of electron-emitting devices according to an image signal to cause the selected devices to emit electrons. The drive means also applies a voltage pulse for bringing the plurality of electron-emitting devices into a high resistance state. The voltage pulse for bringing into a high resistance state has a polarity reverse to that of the voltage for causing electron emission and has a voltage rising rate of greater than 10 V/sec.
摘要:
An electron source emits electrons as a function of input signals. The electron source includes a substrate, a matrix of wires having m row wires and n column wires laid on the substrate with an insulator layer interposed therebetween, and a plurality of surface-conduction electron-emitting devices each having a pair of electrodes and a thin film including an electron emitting region and arranged between the electrodes. The electron-emitting devices are so arranged as to form a matrix with the electrodes connected to the respective row and column wires. The electron source further includes a selector for selecting a row of the plurality of surface-conduction electron-emitting devices, and a modulator for generating modulation signals according to input signals and applying them to the surface-conduction electron-emitting devices selected by the selector.
摘要:
In a manufacture method of an electron-emitting device in which an electro-conductive film having an electron-emitting region is provided between electrodes disposed on a substrate, a step of forming the electron-emitting region comprises a step of forming a structural latent image in the electro-conductive film, and a step of developing the structural latent image. An electron source comprising a plurality of electron-emitting devices arrayed on a substrate, and an image-forming apparatus in combination of the electron source and an image-forming member are manufactured by using the electron-emitting devices manufactured by the above method. The position and shape of an electron-emitting region of each electron-emitting device can be controlled so as to achieve uniform device characteristics, resulting less variations in the amount of emitted electrons between the electron-emitting devices and in the brightness of pictures. Also, the need of flowing a great current for formation of the electron-emitting region is eliminated and hence the current capacity of wiring can be reduced.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing an electron source having a plurality of surface-conduction electron-emitting devices arranged on a substrate in row and column directions includes the forming of electron emission portions of the plurality of surface-conduction electron-emitting devices. The forming is carried out by supplying current through the plurality of surface-conduction electron-emitting devices upon dividing them into a plurality of groups. An image forming apparatus passes a current through a plurality of electron sources, which are formed on a substrate and arrayed in the form of a matrix, in dependence upon an image signal, and an image is formed by a light emission in response to electrons emitted from the plurality of electron sources.
摘要:
An image-forming apparatus is comprised of a substrate, an electron-emitting device which is provided on the substrate and includes an electron-emitting region between electrodes and emits electrons on application of voltage between the electrodes, and an image-forming member which forms an image on irradiation of an electron beam. A diameter S.sub.1 of the electron beam on the image-forming member in direction of application of the voltage between the electrodes is given by Equation (I):S.sub.1 =K.sub.1 .multidot.2d(V.sub.f /V.sub.a).sup.1/2 (I)where K.sub.1 is a constant and 0.8.ltoreq.K.sub.1 .ltoreq.1.0, d is a distance between the substrate and the image-forming member, V.sub.f is a voltage applied between the electrodes, and V.sub.a is a voltage applied to the image-forming member. A method for designing a diameter of an electron beam at an image-forming member face of the image-forming apparatus is comprised of a diameter S.sub.1 the electron beam at the image-forming member face in a direction of application of the voltage between the electrodes designed so as to satisfy the equation (I).
摘要:
An image forming apparatus having a plurality of electron emitting devices and luminescent members are arranged into a matrix formed on one surface of a substrate. As rows of electron emitting devices are successively driven, each luminescent member emits light according to a voltage applied to it or other members in accordance with an image information signal when irradiated with a light beam from one of the electron emitting devices mated with it.
摘要:
An electron source is constituted of a substrate, and an electron-emitting element provided on the substrate. The electron-emitting element comprises a plurality of electrode pairs having an electroconductive film between each of the electrode pairs. An electron-emitting region is formed on the electroconductive film of selected ones of the electrode pairs.
摘要:
An electron-beam generator comprises an electron-emitting device and a modulating electrode capable of modulating an electron beam emitted from the electron-emitting device in response to an information signal. The modulating electrode and the electron-emitting device are laminated so as to interpose an insulating substrate therebetween.