based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics > for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour > based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells

Classification Context

Section:: PHYSICS
Class:: OPTICS
Subclass:: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS

Related Keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL(S) display panelsuse of LIQUID CRYSTAL(S) for controlling light

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Child Classifications

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G02F 1/133 Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
G02F 1/137 characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering