Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Il-kwon Moon

Suk-han Lee

Hong-seok Lee

Ji-deog Kim

Jong-Ho Kim

Sang-Hoon Shin

Seong-jin Kim

Seung-Joo Shin

Kye-Si Kwon

Jang-yeon Kwon

A reflective display device using photonic crystals includes a plurality of reflective color filters, each reflective color filter reflects a predetermined wavelength range of an incident visible light; and a plurality of optical switches disposed adjacent to and facing a corresponding one of the plurality of reflective color filters, each of the plurality of optical switches extracts a predetermined color by adjusting an intensity or on/off-frequency of light reflected from the corresponding one of the plurality of reflective color filters. Accordingly, a reflective display device using photonic crystals may have a simplified structure requiring no conventional reflecting mirror.

Reflective display device using photonic crystals

An electrostatic latent image forming medium includes a frame, an imaging surface on which an electrostatic latent image is to be formed, the imaging surface being supported by the frame, and an alteration mechanism for altering the electrostatic latent image on the imaging surface, the alteration mechanism being between the frame and the imaging surface. When signals are selectively applied to the alteration mechanism, an electrostatic latent image with a potential different from a potential of its surrounding area is formed on the imaging surface.

Electrostatic latent image forming medium, image forming apparatus including the electrostatic latent image forming medium and method of forming an electrostatic latent image

An optical shutter includes a cell having a transparent panel and a hydrophobic transparent insulation panel which are arranged to face each other, a transparent electrode formed on an outer surface of the hydrophobic transparent insulation panel, and an opaque droplet contained in the cell and contacting an inner surface of the hydrophobic transparent insulation panel, wherein the amount of light transmitted is adjusted by changing a contact angle of the opaque droplet with respect to the hydrophobic transparent insulation panel. The opaque droplet may be hydrophobic or hydrophilic. The contact angle of the opaque droplet may be changed by applying an electric field between the transparent electrode and the opaque droplet.

Optical shutter and light scanning apparatus employing the same

A method for patterning self-assembled colloidal photonic crystals and a method for fabricating three-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides having an inverted-opal structure using the patterning method. The patterning method includes depositing first and second conductive films separate from each other, on an area corresponding to a pattern of the self-assembled colloidal photonic crystals that are to be formed on a substrate and on another area except for the area corresponding to the pattern, respectively, and growing the photonic crystals on the substrate on which the first and second conductive films are deposited by dip-coating in a fluid containing colloidal particles while applying a DC voltage to the respective first and second conductive films. Various types of colloidal photonic crystals can be fabricated depending on the electrode pattern defined on the substrate. Additionally, three-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides of an inverted-opal structure having a photonic band gap in all light-traveling directions can be fabricated.

Method for patterning self-assembled colloidal photonic crystals and method for fabricating 3-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides of an inverted-opal structure using the patterning method

A polarization mode dispersion compensation apparatus using a photonic crystal structure includes an optical signal splitter for splitting and outputting incident optical signals into optical signals of a first and second polarization state; an optical signal combiner for combining and outputting the optical signals of the first and second polarization states; an optical signal guide having a photonic crystal structure having a first waveguide and a longer and variable second waveguide; a signal tab for externally outputting a portion of the optical signals and for outputting a portion of the optical signals to a feedback unit; a feedback unit for measuring a dispersion degree of the first and second polarization states inputted from the signal tab, and for outputting a feedback signal for removing the polarization mode dispersion; and an effective optical path length variation unit for varying an effective optical path length of the second waveguide.

Polarization mode dispersion compensation apparatus using a photonic crystal structure

A light regulating device and photonic crystal display device utilizing bandgap controls including a photonic crystal including a material that is capable of varying its refractive index in accordance with an electric field, the photonic crystal having a photonic bandgap in a specific frequency range; and an upper transparent electrode and a lower transparent electrode arranged on an upper side and a lower side of the photonic crystal, respectively, to which a voltage is applied, wherein a size of the photonic bandgap of the photonic crystal is controlled by the voltage applied between the upper transparent electrode and the lower transparent electrode. With the present invention, a reflection-type or penetration-type display is available which has a simple pixel structure, a high light efficiency, and a high color contrast ratio, the display using high reflection factors depending on color ranges of a photonic crystal.

Light regulating device and photonic crystal display utilizing photonic bandgap controls

A 2&#xd7;2 optical switching apparatus using photonic crystal structures has a compact, simple structure and includes an optical-guide module having first, second, third and fourth waveguides, the first and second waveguides guiding a first optical signal of a first input port to a first and a second output port, respectively, the third and fourth waveguides guiding a second optical signal of a second input port to the second and the first output ports, respectively, and formed with photonic crystals having a complete photonic bandgap for a wavelength range of the first and second optical signals, and a switching control section controlling the first and second optical signals to be respectively guided through either a first/third waveguide route or a second/fourth waveguide route according to a route-selecting-control signal inputted from outside. The 2&#xd7;2 optical switching apparatus has no mechanical motion, little polarization dependence and may be efficiently used in optical networks.

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