Abstract:
A plasmonic detector and method for manufacturing a plasmonic detector. The plasmonic detector comprises two nanoscale metallic rods coupled to a bias voltage; a nanoscale cavity formed between adjacent ends of the two nanoscale metallic rods; and an absorption material disposed in the nanoscale cavity for converting an electromagnetic field to an electric current for outputting via the nanoscale metallic rods.
Abstract:
A display panel 10 is provided having a first substrate 72 including an electrode 110 configured to generate an electric field and a second substrate 92 including a black mask 88. The black mask 88 includes an aperture 152 configured to enable light to be transmitted through the aperture 152, wherein the aperture 152 is at least substantially rectangular and includes corners 162 that are not substantially chamfered. The display panel 10 also includes liquid crystal 78 disposed between the first and second substrates and configured to facilitate passage of light through the display panel 10 in response to the electric field.
Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to single-domain electrode configurations that may be implemented in the unit pixels 60 of a LCD device 34, such as a fringe field switching (FFS) LCD, to provide a "pseudo-multi-domain" effect, wherein the benefits of both conventional single-domain and multi-domain pixel configuration devices are retained. In accordance with aspects of the present technique, single-domain unit pixels 60 are angled or tilted in differing directions with respect to a vertical axis of the LCD panel (e.g., y-axis) to provide an alternating and/or periodic arrangement of different-angled pixel electrodes 110 along each scanning line, data line, or a combination of both scanning and data lines. In this manner, the transmittance rates of conventional single-domain LCD panels 34 may be retained while providing for improved viewing angle and color shift properties typical of conventional multi-domain LCD panels.
Abstract:
A liquid crystalline optical medium includes polymer stabilized liquid crystal material. The polymer stabilized liquid crystal material includes a short pitch cholesteric liquid crystal material stabilized by a polymer material. The effective phase retardation of the polarization independent liquid crystal optical medium can be controlled by external (for example, electric and magnetic) fields.
Abstract:
A liquid crystalline optical medium includes polymer stabilized liquid crystal material. The polymer stabilized liquid crystal material includes a short pitch cholesteric liquid crystal material stabilized by a polymer material. The effective phase retardation of the polarization independent liquid crystal optical medium can be controlled by external (for example, electric and magnetic) fields.
Abstract:
An electronic device may have a display such as a liquid crystal display. The display may have multiple layers of material such as a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. An opaque masking layer may be formed on a display layer such as the color filter layer. In an inactive portion of the display, the opaque masking layer may form a rectangular ring that serves as a border region surrounding a rectangular active portion of the display. In the active portion of the display, the opaque masking layer may be patterned to from an opaque matrix that separates color filter elements in an array of color filter elements. The opaque masking layer and color filter elements may be formed from polymers such as photoresist. The opaque masking layer may include a black pigment such as carbon black. Color filter elements and opaque masking material may include multiple sublayers.
Abstract:
A display panel 10 is provided having a first substrate 72 including an electrode 110 configured to generate an electric field and a second substrate 92 including a black mask 88. The black mask 88 includes an aperture 152 configured to enable light to be transmitted through the aperture 152, wherein the aperture 152 is at least substantially rectangular and includes corners 162 that are not substantially chamfered. The display panel 10 also includes liquid crystal 78 disposed between the first and second substrates and configured to facilitate passage of light through the display panel 10 in response to the electric field.