| Subject | English | German |
| tech. | four-ribbon light valve | Vierbandlichtschleuse |
| tech. | light valve | Lichtsterungseinrichtung |
| auto. | light valve | Lichtventil |
| opt. | light valve | Lichtmodulator (which lets light through or shuts it off according to the state of a cell) |
| opt. | light valve | Lichtventil (which lets light through or shuts it off according to the state of a cell) |
| automat. | light valve | Lichthahn |
| meas.inst. | light valve | Lichtmodulator |
| transp. | light valve | Sonnenventil |
| el. | light valve | Lichtverstärker-Röhre |
| automat. | light valve | Lichtsteuergerät |
| opt. | light valve | Lichtsteuerungssystem (which lets light through or shuts it off according to the state of a cell) |
| opt. | light valve | Lichthahn (which lets light through or shuts it off according to the state of a cell) |
| tech. | light valve | Lichtstereinrichtung |
| radio | light-valve television projector | Lichtventil-Fernsehprojektor |
| tech. | supersonic light valve | Ueberschall-Lichtzelle |
| tech. | two ribbon light valve | Zweiband-Lichtschleuse |