Multiple Cell Liquid Crystal Optical Device With Coupled Electric Field Control
    3.
    发明申请
    Multiple Cell Liquid Crystal Optical Device With Coupled Electric Field Control 审中-公开
    具有耦合电场控制的多单元液晶光学器件

    公开(公告)号:US20150146137A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-28

    申请号:US14607801

    申请日:2015-01-28

    申请人: LENSVECTOR INC.

    IPC分类号: G02B3/00 G02B27/64 G02F1/29

    摘要: A liquid crystal optical device is provided. The optical device includes a liquid crystal cell controlling optical properties of light passing therethrough and has: a liquid crystal layer, a planar electrode located to one side of said liquid crystal layer; an electric field control structure located to the opposite side of the liquid crystal layer; and a wavefront adjustment structure configured to provide optical phase front adjustment. In some embodiments the wavefront adjustment structure is a conductive floating electrode. In other embodiments the wavefront adjustment structure is a weakly conductive structure having spatially variable sheet resistance. In other embodiments the wavefront adjustment structure a weakly conductive structure having spatially variable sheet resistance having a frequency dependent characteristic.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种液晶光学器件。 光学装置包括控制通过其的光的光学性质的液晶单元,具有:液晶层,位于所述液晶层一侧的平面电极; 位于液晶层的相对侧的电场控制结构; 以及配置为提供光学相位前调整的波前调整结构。 在一些实施例中,波前调整结构是导电浮动电极。 在其他实施例中,波前调整结构是具有空间可变薄片电阻的弱导电结构。 在其它实施例中,波前调整结构具有具有频率依赖特性的空间可变薄层电阻的弱导电结构。

    Method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device
    4.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device 有权
    制造液晶装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08679274B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-25

    申请号:US13627454

    申请日:2012-09-26

    申请人: LensVector Inc.

    CPC分类号: H01J9/24 G02F1/1341 G02F1/29

    摘要: A wafer level method of manufacturing a liquid crystal optical device removes the need for a rigid barrier fillet while minimizing any risk of contamination of the liquid crystal. An uncured adhesive may be deposited on a bottom substrate and partially cured to form a liquid crystal barrier. After addition of the liquid crystal and a top substrate, the adhesive is fully cured to bond the substrate layers together. An uncured adhesive may be used together with the partially cured adhesive, and may be deposited separately or filled into an extracellular matrix surrounding a plurality of liquid crystal cells. The adhesive may be cured by a variety of means, including light that may be spatially modulated. One or both of the substrates may be deformed during assembly so as to create a structure with a lensing effect on light passing through the liquid crystal region.

    摘要翻译: 制造液晶光学器件的晶片级方法消除了对刚性屏障圆角的需要,同时最小化液晶污染的任何风险。 未固化的粘合剂可以沉积在底部基底上并部分固化以形成液晶屏障。 在添加液晶和顶部基底之后,粘合剂被完全固化以将基底层粘合在一起。 未固化的粘合剂可以与部分固化的粘合剂一起使用,并且可以单独沉积或填充到围绕多个液晶单元的细胞外基质中。 粘合剂可以通过各种手段固化,包括可以进行空间调制的光。 一个或两个基板在组装期间可能变形,以便产生对通过液晶区域的光具有透镜效应的结构。

    Method of wafer scale fabrication, assembly and electrical connection of a liquid crystal electro-optic device

    公开(公告)号:US11042064B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US15320457

    申请日:2015-06-25

    申请人: LENSVECTOR INC.

    摘要: A method of wafer level manufacturing, separating and electrical connection of liquid crystal optical devices is disclosed. An electro-optic device having at least one liquid crystal cell for providing spatially variable control of light is also described. The electro-optic device includes: a pair of opposed substrates, each substrate having a lateral extent; a pair of electrodes for applying an electric field therebetween, each electrode having a pattern and being deposited on a corresponding substrate, each electrode having an electrical contact area extending to at least one side of the corresponding substrate; a pair of alignment layers sandwiching a liquid crystal layer therebetween, the alignment layers defining a predominant orientation direction for liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer; and a liquid crystal reservoir wall defining a lateral extent of the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal reservoir wall being spaced from at least one side of each substrate such that each electrode electrical contact area is exposed to air in an air gap between the substrates.