Abstract: TDR (time domain reflection) technology may be used in optical domain or in electrical domain. For electrical TDR, single layer ITO glass may form a transmission line as a base TDR touch sensor. When the touch sensor is paired, the existing internal metal line of the display device may be reused as a TDR sensor and the ITO glass may be removed. When touched, the TDR profile is changed dynamically from baseline to the particular profile due to its dynamic impedance profile change across the display screen. Likewise, for optical TDR touch sensing, 2 dimensional optical slab waveguide is used to carry OTDR signal. When touched, the profile is changed due to this perturbation mainly by evanescent field changes on that particular position.

Abstract: TDR (time domain reflection) technology may be used in optical domain or in electrical domain. For electrical TDR, single layer ITO glass may form a transmission line as a base TDR touch sensor. When the touch sensor is paired, the existing internal metal line of the display device may be reused as a TDR sensor and the ITO glass may be removed. When touched, the TDR profile is changed dynamically from baseline to the particular profile due to its dynamic impedance profile change across the display screen. Likewise, for optical TDR touch sensing, 2 dimensional optical slab waveguide is used to carry OTDR signal. When touched, the profile is changed due to this perturbation mainly by evanescent field changes on that particular position.