Japan display inc. (20240427195). LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT
LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT
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Ryoichi Matsumoto of Tokyo (JP)
Takeshi Yamamoto of Tokyo (JP)
LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240427195 titled 'LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT
Original Abstract Submitted
according to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element according to one embodiment includes a substrate, a plurality of structures aligned at a prescribed pitch in each of a plurality of first areas, and a liquid crystal layer arranged across the plurality of first areas and a second area surrounding each of the plurality of first areas. the liquid crystal layer includes first liquid crystal molecules arranged in the first areas between the adjacent structures and aligned along the structures, and second liquid crystal molecules having the long axes aligned in the same direction in the second area.