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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Jack Barger, San Diego, CA (US);
James Qian Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Benjamin Edward Russ, San Diego, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Guillou, San Diego, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An electron emitting structure having deflectable electrodes, such as found in grating light valves (GLVs) is provided. In one implementation, the structure includes a substrate having base electrodes and gate electrodes coupled thereto and insulated from each other, and an emitting material deposited on active regions of the base electrodes. Upon applying a voltage potential difference between a base electrode and a gate electrode, a portion of one of the base electrode and the gate electrode deflects through electrostatic force positioning the portion of the one of the base electrode and the gate electrode relative to another one of the base electrode and the gate electrode such that an electric field is produced that is sufficient to cause an emission from an emitting material deposited on the base electrode. In preferred form, lower drive voltages are required to provide the electric field without requiring sub-micron spacing between electrodes.