A spatial light modulation device capable of displaying a large number of gray
scales is provided. The inventors of the present invention proposed a spatial light
modulation device having: a first structure in which a switching transistor and
an erasure transistor, each having its gate electrode connected to a different
scanning line, are formed in each pixel, and whose switching is controlled separately;
or a second structure in which two switching transistors, each having its gate
electrode connected to a different scanning line, are formed in each pixel, and
whose switching is controlled separately.