Patent ID: 7042614

Claim:
A spatial light modulator comprising: a first portion that includes: a first planar electrode; a polar solvent; a first non-polar solvent, wherein the polar solvent and the first non-polar solvent are supported by the first planar electrode; and a first coating of molecules attached at one end to the first planar electrode, wherein the first coating includes a free end changing between a first shape and a second shape in response to a change in voltage on the first planar electrode; and a second portion that includes: a second planar electrode; the polar solvent; and a second non-polar solvent, wherein the polar solvent and the second non-polar solvent are supported by the second planar electrode; and a second coating of molecules attached at one end to the second planar electrode, wherein the second coating includes a free end changing between the first shape and the second shape in response to a change in voltage on the second planar electrode.