Optofluid-Based Reflective Displays

Mingliang Jin; Shitao Shen; Zichuan Yi; Guofu Zhou; Lingling Shui

doi:10.3390/mi9040159

Optofluid-Based Reflective Displays

Micromachines (Basel). 2018 Apr 1;9(4):159. doi: 10.3390/mi9040159.

Authors

Mingliang Jin^{1

2}, Shitao Shen^{3

4}, Zichuan Yi⁵, Guofu Zhou^{6

7}, Lingling Shui^{8

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Affiliations

¹ National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China. jinml@scnu.edu.cn.
² Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology and Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China. jinml@scnu.edu.cn.
³ National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China. shenshitao@m.scnu.edu.cn.
⁴ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology and Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China. shenshitao@m.scnu.edu.cn.
⁵ Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan 528402, China. yizichuan@zsc.edu.cn.
⁶ National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China. guofu.zhou@m.scnu.edu.cn.
⁷ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology and Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China. guofu.zhou@m.scnu.edu.cn.
⁸ National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China. Shuill@m.scnu.edu.cn.
⁹ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology and Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China. Shuill@m.scnu.edu.cn.
¹⁰ Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan 528402, China. Shuill@m.scnu.edu.cn.

Abstract

Displays can present information like text, images, or videos in a different color (visible light) by activating the materials in pixels. In a display device, pixels are typically of micrometer size and filled with displaying materials that are aligned and controlled by a display driver integrated circuit. Typical reflective displays can show designed information by manipulating ambient light via the microfluidic behavior in pixels driven by electrophoresis, electrowetting, or electromechanical forces. In this review, we describe the basic working principles and device structures of three reflective displays of electrophoresis display (EPD), electrowetting display (EWD), and interferometric modulator display (IMOD). The optofluidic behavior and controlling factors relating to the display performance are summarized.

Keywords: MEMS; electrophoresis; electrowetting; interferometric modulator; reflective display.

Publication types

Review