Abstract: An electrostatically controllable optical device is provided, comprising: a transmissive substrate (101); a single transmissive electrode (102) arranged on a surface of said substrate; a transmissive dielectric layer (103) arranged on said electrode; and a flexible roll-up blind (104) attached to said dielectric layer, said flexible roll-up blind comprising a flexible electrode (106) and a flexible optically functional layer (105) provided on said flexible electrode, said flexible roll-up blind having naturally a rolled configuration and being capable of unrolling in a roll-out direction in response to an electrostatic force.

Abstract: An electrostatically controllable optical device is provided, comprising:—a transmissive substrate (101);—a transmissive electrode (102) arranged on a surface of said substrate;—a transmissive dielectric layer (103) arranged on said electrode; and—a flexible roll-up blind (104) attached to said dielectric layer, said flexible roll-up blind comprising a flexible electrode (106) and a flexible optically functional layer (105) provided on said flexible electrode, said flexible roll-up blind having naturally a rolled configuration and being capable of unrolling in a roll-out direction in response to an electrostatic force.

Abstract: Alight control panel is provided, comprising: a transmissive substrate; a transmissive electrically conductive layer arranged on a surface of said substrate; a transmissive dielectric layer arranged on said electrically conductive layer; a flexible roll-up blind attached to said dielectric layer, said flexible roll-up blind layer comprising a flexible electrically conductive layer and a flexible optically functional layer, said flexible layer having naturally a rolled configuration and being capable of unrolling in response to electrostatic force; and an optoelectronic device. The panel may be useful in various energy saving applications including smart windows for buildings or vehicles, e.g. providing an energy efficient light source or utilizing solar radiation for energy conversion.

Abstract: A display device (10), such as PALC or PDP, comprises a plate (36) with channels (20) in which electrodes (30, 31) are provided. The peripheral parts (50, 51) extend in a plane (III) between the bottom plane (I) though the bottoms of the channels and a plane (II) through the top of the channels. The channels comprise a sloping part (55) gradually sloping from the bottom plane (I) to the peripheral part plane (III).