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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Tetsuro Yamazaki, Suwa, JP;
Takashi Takeda, Suwa, JP;
Masatoshi Yonekubo, Hara-mura, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a display panel, etc. which can be controlled by optical addressing, and which are simple in construction and can reduce costs. According to exemplary embodiments, a display device includes a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer which are optically transparent, a variable conductivity layer which is disposed on the first transparent electrode layer and whose electrical conductivity is changed in accordance with the light quantity of control light L transmitted through the first transparent electrode layer, and a functional layer having at least a light emission layer, which is stacked on the variable conductivity layer and which is interposed between the variable conductivity layer and the second transparent electrode layer. A predetermined voltage is applied between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer, and the light emission layer emits light in accordance with the light quantity of the control light L.