Ultra-high-contrast low-leakage-light optical touch device structures using light scattering and total internal reflection concepts

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-72

  Sumriddetchkajorn, Sarun ^a   Amarit, Ratthasart ^a  

^a NATIONAL ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Optical devices; Optical touch switches; Optoelectronics; Reflection; Scattering; Touch sensors

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL TOUCH SWITCHES; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION (TIR); TOUCH SENSORS;

ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 31044435774     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2005.09.017     Document Type: Article

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