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Number: 349/202
Name: Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems > Liquid crystal optical element > Liquid crystal diffraction element > For beam steering
Description: Subject matter wherein the diffraction determines the direction of the output beam such that diffraction orders other than 0 are in different channels.


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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7583423 Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Sep. 1, 2009
7492986 Apparatus and method for optical switching with liquid crystals and birefringent wedges Feb. 17, 2009
7486350 Display device, viewing angle control device, electronic display device, and multiple image display device Feb. 3, 2009
7436471 Display device, viewing angle control device, electronic display device, and multiple image display device Oct. 14, 2008
7423719 Optical film using diffraction grating and display device using the same Sep. 9, 2008
7420733 Electrically switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal materials including switchable optical couplers and reconfigurable optical interconnects Sep. 2, 2008
7417706 Beam steering device Aug. 26, 2008
7400436 System for shifting at least one light spot Jul. 15, 2008
7362485 Image display medium, image writing device, and image forming apparatus Apr. 22, 2008
7312906 Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Dec. 25, 2007
7283291 High speed beam steering/field of view adjustment Oct. 16, 2007
7268849 Spatial light modulator employing voltage gradient pixels, and associated methods Sep. 11, 2007
7265882 Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Sep. 4, 2007
7265903 Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Sep. 4, 2007
7256915 Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Aug. 14, 2007
7227688 Apparatus for applying optical gradient forces Jun. 5, 2007
7198737 Electrically switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal materials including switchable optical couplers and reconfigurable optical interconnects Apr. 3, 2007
7167230 Liquid crystal variable wavelength filter unit, and driving method thereof Jan. 23, 2007
7133203 Apparatus for applying optical gradient forces Nov. 7, 2006
7126730 Electro-holographic lens Oct. 24, 2006
7075615 Light separation device, blazed grating device, diffraction grating device, and illumination optical system Jul. 11, 2006
7046425 Multi-stage optical switching device May. 16, 2006
7034980 Optical element, optical head, optical recording reproducing apparatus and optical recording/ reproducing method Apr. 25, 2006
7009680 Narrow band tunable filter with integrated detector Mar. 7, 2006
6894814 Optical filter employing holographic optical elements and image generating system incorporating the optical filter May. 17, 2005
6816290 Image display element, and image display device Nov. 9, 2004
6810164 Optical beam steering system Oct. 26, 2004
6738171 Color filter array and microlens array having holographic optical elements May. 18, 2004
6624940 Method for applying optical gradient forces and moving material Sep. 23, 2003
6621549 Fiber optic flat panel liquid crystal display Sep. 16, 2003
6587180 Adjustable liquid crystal blazed grating deflector Jul. 1, 2003
6587076 Beam scanning antenna Jul. 1, 2003
6577376 Optical device with variable numerical apertures Jun. 10, 2003
6567206 Multi-stage optical switching device May. 20, 2003
6469822 Optical phased array device and the method therefor Oct. 22, 2002
6456419 Frequency modulated liquid crystal beamsteering device Sep. 24, 2002
6421109 Method and system for display resolution multiplication Jul. 16, 2002
6369867 Riveted liquid crystal display comprising at least one plastic rivet formed by laser drilling through a pair of plastic plates Apr. 9, 2002
6285473 Polarization control optical space switch Sep. 4, 2001
6218655 Optical pickup Apr. 17, 2001
6211976 Holographic projection system Apr. 3, 2001
6191876 Light diffusion control by electrically reconfigurable holographic optical elements Feb. 20, 2001
6172792 Method and apparatus for forming optical gratings Jan. 9, 2001
6147741 Digital scanner employing recorded phase information and method of fabrication Nov. 14, 2000
6124954 Projection screen based on reconfigurable holographic optics for implementation in head-mounted displays Sep. 26, 2000
6101008 Autostereoscopic display based on electrically switchable holograms Aug. 8, 2000
6091521 Light collection from diffractive displays Jul. 18, 2000
6014187 Display device Jan. 11, 2000
6014197 Electro-optical device wherein orientation layers have grating structure and comprises birefringent material with refractive indices equal to electro-optic medium Jan. 11, 2000
5940159 Color microdisplays and methods of manufacturing same Aug. 17, 1999

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