摘要:
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical apparatus includes first and second substrate units, a liquid crystal layer, and a drive unit. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate having a first major surface, a plurality of first and second electrodes. The first electrodes are provided on the first major surface to extend in a first direction. The second electrodes are provided on the first major surface to extend in the first direction. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate having a second major surface opposing the first major surface and an opposing electrode. The opposing electrode is provided on the second major surface. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. The drive unit is electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, and the opposing electrode and forms a refractive index distribution in the liquid crystal layer.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, an image display device includes a liquid crystal optical apparatus, an image display unit, and a control unit. The image display unit includes a display unit stacked with the liquid crystal optical apparatus. The control unit controls a potential of electrodes provided in the liquid crystal optical apparatus. Light including kth (k being an integer) major region parallax image is emitted outside the liquid crystal optical apparatus through a lens center portion. Light including kth adjacent region parallax image is emitted outside the liquid crystal optical apparatus through a refractive index increase portion.
摘要:
In an embodiment, an optical device includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer; a plurality of first electrodes; a second electrode; and a light shielding portion. The liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The plurality of first electrodes is provided on the first substrate and arranged in a first direction, extending in a second direction. The second electrode is provided on the second substrate. The light shielding portion is configured to be provided at a position between the first substrate and the second substrate to overlap with the first electrodes when viewed from the third direction. The light shielding portion covers a less space than the first electrodes.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element includes first and second substrate units, a liquid crystal layer, and spacers. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate and first electrodes. The first substrate has a first major surface. The first electrodes are provided on the first major surface, extend along a first direction, and have a first width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate and an opposing electrode. The second substrate has a second major surface opposed to the first major surface. The opposing electrode is provided on the second major surface. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. The spacers are in contact with the liquid crystal layer. A diameter of each spacer is larger than the first width.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical apparatus includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate having a first major surface and first electrodes provided on the first major surface to extend along a first direction, and arranged in a direction non-parallel to the first direction. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate having a second major surface opposing the first major surface and a second electrode provided on the second major surface to oppose the first electrodes. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. One of the first electrodes includes a first main body portion and a first tip portion. The first main body portion extends along the first direction, and the first tip portion is provided at a tip of the first main body portion.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical apparatus includes first and second substrate units, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate and first electrodes. The first electrodes are provided on the first substrate to extend along a first direction, and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate and a second electrode. The second substrate opposes the first substrate. The second electrode is provided on the second substrate to oppose the first electrodes. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. At least one of the first electrodes is provided with a recess formed on a surface of the at least one of the first electrodes. The surface opposes the second electrode.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a light-emitting source, a light modulation unit, a first control unit and a display. The light-emitting source emits a light beam. The light modulation unit is configured to modulate the light beam to generate data beams related to image data item displayed in a unit pixel region, and the unit pixel region includes at least one column of pixels defined by dividing all pixel region. The first control unit is configured to control beam paths of the data beams to guide the data beams to the unit pixel region. The display displays a parallax image by emitting the corresponding data beams from unit pixel regions of the all pixel region.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a backlight device includes a light source, a light guide plate, a light beam controller, and a directivity control element. The light guide plate is formed with plural diffusion portions that diffuse light from the light source. The light beam controller is configured to emit plural linear light beams. The directivity control element has plural optical openings. The optical openings extend in a second direction and are arranged in a first direction perpendicular to the second direction. The light beam controller emits the linear light beams that extend in a third direction tilted with respect to the second direction. The light guide plate has a first region in which the diffusion portions are formed in the third direction and a second region in which no diffusion portions are formed, the first region and the second region being arranged alternately in the first direction.
摘要:
To provide a liquid crystal panel capable of realizing excellent display performance using a circular polarizing plate therein, and a liquid crystal display device and a terminal device using the same, with respect to a semi-transmission type liquid crystal display device in a horizontal electric field mode (In-Plane Switching: IPS).A viewer-side circular polarizing plate and a backside circular polarizing plate are disposed outside of a viewer-side substrate and a backside substrate respectively, and a viewer-side compensation plate and a backside compensation plate are disposed between the respective polarizing plates and substrates to reduce a refractive index anisotropy of a liquid crystal layer.
摘要:
A printer includes first and second ink cartridges, a print head having first and second nozzle arrays, first and second ink supply passages having first and second valves, and a connecting passages having a third valve. The first passage connects the first cartridge to the first nozzle array. The second passage connects the second cartridge to the second nozzle array. The connecting passage connects the first and second passages at first and second connecting portions, respectively. The first valve is provided in the first passage between the first cartridge and the first connecting portion. The second valve is provided in the second passage between the second cartridge and the second connecting portion. Both the first and second valves are open and the third valve being closed in a first state. The third valve and either one of the first and second valves are open in a second state.