Image display apparatus with backlit display and method of driving the same

摘要

An image display apparatus includes a panel type light source including a plurality of cold-cathode devices arranged two-dimensionally on a substrate and a phosphor member contained in a same vacuum container for emitting visible light upon irradiation of electron beams by the cold-cathode devices. In addition, a transmission type optical modulation panel using the panel type light source as a back light source.