Patent ID: 8111444
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. An imaging method comprising: emitting radiation from an illumination source towards a total internal reflection (TIR) modulator, the TIR modulator comprising: controlling at least one of the pixel regions to form at least one image pixel on a surface; imposing a first electric potential on a first pixel region, the first electric potential being associated with a first signal provided by a first electrical conductor to the second set of electrodes associated with the first pixel region, the first electrical conductor extending over a first non-pixel region; imposing a second electric potential on the first pixel region, the second electric potential being associated with a second signal provided by a second electrical conductor to first set of electrodes associated with the first pixel region, the second electrical conductor extending over a second non-pixel region, wherein the second non-pixel region is different from the first non-pixel region, and the second electric potential is different from the first electric potential; and imposing the second electric potential on the first non-pixel region.