Electro-optical device

An electro-optical device comprising:

• a first substrate which has a plurality of non-overlapping first electrodes formed on a major surface thereof;
• a second substrate which is opposed to the first substrate and which has a plurality of non-overlapping second electrodes formed on a major surface thereof, the second electrodes being disposed substantially perpendicular to the first electrodes and positioned at equal intervals, so that any adjacent second electrodes constitute a pair of discharge electrodes;
• an electro-optical material layer positioned between the first and second substrate;
• a discharge chamber formed between the electro-optical material layer and the second substrate, and containing an ionizable gas, wherein said discharge chamber comprises a plurality of scanning units, each of the scanning units being formed by plasma discharge between adjacent pairs of the second electrodes;
• wherein said second electrodes are arranged in the second substrate so that all of the scanning units are formed as a continuous space;
• a dielectric material layer positioned between the electro-optical material and the discharged chamber;
• further including partition walls formed on the second electrodes so as to support the dielectric material layer;
• further including fine beads formed on the second electrodes so as to support the dielectric material layer;
• wherein the distance between adjacent second electrodes determines a distance of a scanning unit;
• wherein said electro-optical material layer comprises a liquid crystal;
• and
• wherein said discharge electrodes comprise a pair of anode and cathode electrodes.

An electro-optical device comprising:

• a first substrate which has a plurality of non-overlapping first electrodes formed on a major surface thereof;
• a second substrate which is opposed to the first substrate and which has a plurality of non-overlapping second electrodes formed on a major surface thereof, the second electrodes being disposed substantially perpendicular to the first electrodes and positioned at equal intervals, so that any adjacent second electrodes constitute a pair of discharge electrodes;
• an electro-optical material layer positioned between the first and second substrate;
• a discharge chamber formed between the electro-optical material layer and the second substrate, and containing an ionizable gas, wherein said discharge chamber comprises a plurality of scanning units, each of the scanning units being formed by plasma discharge between adjacent pairs of the second electrodes;
• wherein said second electrodes are arranged in the second substrate so that all of the scanning units are formed as a continuous space;
• a dielectric material layer positioned between the electro-optical material and the discharge chamber;
• further including partition walls formed on the second electrodes so as to support the dielectric material layer;
• wherein the distance between adjacent second electrodes determines a distance of a scanning unit;
• wherein said electro-optical material layer comprises a liquid crystal;
• and
• wherein said discharge electrodes comprises a pair of anode and cathode electrodes.