LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME

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LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240427066 titled 'LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME

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according to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element includes a substrate, an alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer. the alignment film includes a plurality of first areas and a second area. the liquid crystal layer includes a first alignment area overlapping with the first area and including a plurality of first liquid crystal molecules forming an alignment pattern in which longitudinal axes of the first liquid crystal molecules successively vary and a second alignment area overlapping with the second area and including a plurality of second liquid crystal molecules, longitudinal axes of the plurality of second liquid crystal molecules being arranged in the same direction.