Optical waveguide display system

A display system comprising:

• a plurality of parallel optical waveguides,
• a plurality of controllable light emitting regions of approximately uniform size and shape,
• said controllable light emitting regions spaced apart along the length of each individual waveguide in said plurality of optical waveguides,
• said controllable light emitting regions offset a distance oriented along the direction of light travel through said plurality of waveguides such that said light emitting regions associated with adjacent waveguides are not situated directly next to each other.

A display system comprising:

• a plurality of parallel optical waveguides,
• a plurality of controllable light emitting regions of approximately uniform size and shape,
• said controllable light emitting regions spaced apart along the length of each individual waveguide in said plurality of optical waveguides,
• in which said controllable light emitting regions are staggered on separate waveguides so high screen area pixel resolutions can be achieved while using long interaction length taps.

A display system comprising:

• a plurality of regularly spaced parallel optical waveguides,
• a plurality of separate electrodes which control the amount of light flowing through said plurality of optical waveguides,
• each individual electrode in said plurality of separate electrodes configured to only control the amount of light flowing through a single waveguide in said plurality of optical waveguides,
• said plurality of separate electrode elements shaped so the electrode extends a distance normal to the direction of light flow through said plurality of optical waveguides,
• said electrode distance exceeding the closest distance separating two adjacent parallel waveguides in said plurality of regularly spaced optical waveguides.