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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Gae-hwang Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae-eun Jung, Seoul, KR;
Kyu-young Hwang, Ansan-si, KR;
Hoon Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung-hoon Han, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/22 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/19 (2006.01); G03H 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/2294 (2013.01); G03H 1/02 (2013.01); G02F 1/0126 (2013.01); G02F 1/133362 (2013.01); G03H 2001/0224 (2013.01); G03H 2210/30 (2013.01); G03H 2222/47 (2013.01); G03H 2225/25 (2013.01); G03H 2225/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spatial light modulator includes a variable refractive index layer that has a refractive index which is variable based on one of an optical signal and an electrical signal, a metal layer that is disposed on the refractive index-change layer, and a high refractive index layer on the metal layer. Light incident on the metal layer causes generation of a surface plasmon at an interface between the variable refractive index layer and the metal layer.