| 摘要 |
A fiber-based display includes orthogonal arrays of fiber with co-drawn wire electrodes placed between two plates to form an information display. One of the key concepts of the invention is that all structure of each row and column of a display panel is contained within each fiber of both arrays. Therefore, the entire functionality of the display is contained within each fiber of the display. Containing the structure of the display within the fibers not only eliminates multi-level alignment process steps, but allows for the fabrication of very large flat panel displays. The fiber arrays are formed by drawing fiber from a preform onto a cylindrical drum and then removing them from the drum as a sheet of fibers. The fiber arrays are assembled between the plates before a seal is applied. Tight control of the fiber shape and cross-section is obtained using a lost glass or polymer process. The cross-sectional shape of the fibers in the fiber arrays are suitable for use in a flat panel display, such as plasma emissive displays, plasma addressed liquid crystal displays, field emission displays, reflective displays, three-dimensional and multiple view displays. |
