HIGH EFFICIENCY METAL FILM POLARIZER
Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 21704
Amount: $299,828.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Awards Year: 1994
Solitcitation Year: N/A
Solitcitation Topic Code: N/A
Solitcitation Number: N/A
Small Business Information
Polatomic Inc.
2201 Waterview Pkwy #1712, Richardson, TX, 75080
Duns: N/A
Hubzone Owned: N
Woman Owned: N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: N
Principal Investigator
Name: Robert E Slocum
Phone: (214) 690-2292
Phone: (214) 690-2292
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Abstract
A NEW POLARIZING METAL THIN FILM (MTF) MATERIAL IS USED AS A HIGH EFFICIENCY POLARIZER IN ACTIVE MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS (AMLCDS). THE MTF POLARIZERS REPLACE THE PAIR OF PLASTIC POLARIZERS CURRENTLY USED. BACK-LIGHT MUST PASS THROUGH AN AMLCD PACKAGE CONSISTING OF A PAIR OF POLARIZERS, TWO GLASS CELL WALLS, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, LIQUID CRYSTAL, DIFFUSER, AND COLOR FILTERS. THE TOTAL TRANSMISSION OF BACK-LIGHT IS 2 TO 5 PERCENT, AND A HIGH-EFFICIENCY POLARIZER PAIR IMPROVES THE LIGHT THROUGH-PUT AND AMLCD BRIGHTNESS. THE MTF POLARIZING MATERIAL IS A NEW AND NOVEL NON-ORGANIC SHEET POLARIZER WHICH UTILIZES POLARIZING METAL THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY. A CONTRAST (K1/K2) IN EXCESS OF 1,400 AT 600 NM WAS DEMONSTRATED FOR A SINGLE LAYER FILM. THE EFFORT INCLUDES A REVIEW OF CURRENT AMLCD POLARIZERS AND DEFINITION OF A HIGH EFFICIENCY POLARIZER SPECIFICATION. COMPUTER ANALYSIS IS USED TO DEFINE THE METAL FILM STRUCTURE WHICH MEETS THIS SPECIFICATION. A DESIGN CONCEPT FOR THE HIGH-EFFICIENCY MTF POLARIZER IS IDENTIFIED. * information listed above is at the time of submission.
