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US 7,466,896 B2Granted
Photonic fabric display with controlled pattern, color, luminescence intensity, scattering intensity and light self-amplification
AssigneeThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
InventorsXiaoming Tao, Xiaoyin Cheng, Jianming Yu, Lijie Liu, Wang-wah Wong, Wing-kwong Tam
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Abstract
A method of making a photonic fabric display includes wrapping photonic fibers with a yarn, weaving the wrapped photonic fibers to form a fabric, printing a pattern on the fabric, surface treating the fabric, and coupling the photonic fibers with a light source to form a photonic fabric display.
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A method of making a photonic fabric display, comprising:
- wrapping photonic fibers with a yarn;
- weaving said wrapped photonic fibers to form a fabric;
- printing a pattern on said fabric;
- surface treating said fabric;
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- coupling said photonic fibers with a light source to form a photonic fabric display.
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A photonic fabric display, comprising:
- a plurality of photonic fibers having terminal ends and forming a fabric;
- a pattern on said fabric;
- a light source in communication with said terminal ends of said photonic fibers, and
- yarn wrapped around at least one of said photonic fibers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.