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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David R. Dowe, Holly, NY (US);
Svetlana Reznik, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/09 ; G02B 2/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/09 ; G02B 2/600 ;
Abstract
A spatial light modulation device is formed by creating at least one movable element, fixedly attached to the substrate at a first end, from a soft magnetic material with an anisotropic stress created within the movable element such that the element exists in a first position as a result of the anistropic stress and an actuating device comprising a magnetic layer placed within close correspondence with the soft magnetic material for placing the soft magnetic material into a second position.