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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1990
Yasuyuki Nagao, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Mimura, Wako, JP;
Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A spatial light modulator is disclosed, in which a low dark resistance single-crystal plate is used which is formed of Bi.sub.12 MO.sub.20 (where M is Si, Ge or Ti) or similar type crystal, doped with phosphorus (P) in the range of 0.03.ltoreq.P.ltoreq.0.2 in atomic percentage to provide a dark resistivity far lower than that of an undoped crystal, and a high dark resistance layer, which is of the same crystal structure as that of the single-crystal plate and lattice-matched therewith and has photoconductivity, electro-optic effect and a high dark resistivity, is provided on the light incident side of the single-crystal plate. A tapered low dark resistance single-crystal plate may be used which is formed of Bi.sub.12 MO.sub.20 (where M=Si, Ge, or Ti) or similar sillenite type crystal, doped with phosphorus (P) in the range of 0.03.ltoreq.P.ltoreq.0.2 in atomic percentage to provide a dark resistivity far lower than that of a phosphorus-free crystal, and a high dark resistance layer, which has the same crystal structure as that of the tapered single-crystal plate and produces photoconductivity and the electro-optic effect and a high dark resistivity, is provided on the light incident side of the tapered single-crystal plate, whereby the image write sensitivity and resolution can be made uniform throughout the device.