1. Current visualization technologies

Electronic visualization , long monopolized by the cathode-ray tube and dedicated to instrumentation, has undergone considerable development since the 1970s. Today, it can be found both in professional applications (scientific instrumentation, medical visualization, aeronautics, military) and in consumer electronics applications (television, micro-computing, video, automotive, etc.). While cathode ray tubes still accounted for 45% of the global visualization market in 2003 [IN 25] , this market share is rapidly shrinking...