Multiple cell liquid crystal optical device with coupled electric field control
    5.
    发明授权
    Multiple cell liquid crystal optical device with coupled electric field control 有权
    具有耦合电场控制的多单元液晶光学器件

    公开(公告)号:US08994915B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US13360648

    申请日:2012-01-27

    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。 该光学装置包括控制通过其的光的光学特性的液晶单元,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,波前调节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。

    ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES USING DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF EFFECTIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURES
    6.
    发明申请
    ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES USING DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF EFFECTIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURES 有权
    使用有效电极结构的动态重新配置的电光装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120120335A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-17

    申请号:US13234456

    申请日:2011-09-16

    IPC分类号: G02F1/133

    摘要: Variable liquid crystal devices for controlling the propagation of light through a liquid crystal layer use a frequency dependent material to dynamically reconfigure effective electrode structures in the device. The frequency of a drive signal that generates an electric field in the device may be varied, and the frequency dependent material has different charge mobilities for the different frequencies. At a low charge mobility, the frequency dependent material has little effect on the existing electrode structures. However, at a high charge mobility, the frequency dependent material appears as an extension of the fixed electrodes, and may be used to change the effective electrode structure and, thereby, the spatial profile of the electric field. This, in turn, changes the optical properties of the liquid crystal, thus allowing the optical device to be frequency controllable.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制光通过液晶层的传播的可变液晶装置使用频率相关材料来动态地重新配置装置中的有效电极结构。 可以改变在器件中产生电场的驱动信号的频率,并且频率依赖材料对于不同的频率具有不同的电荷迁移率。 在低电荷迁移率下,频率相关材料对现有的电极结构几乎没有影响。 然而,在高电荷迁移率下,频率依赖材料表现为固定电极的延伸,并且可用于改变有效电极结构,从而改变电场的空间分布。 这又改变了液晶的光学特性,从而允许光学器件是频率可控的。

    Electro-optical devices using dynamic reconfiguration of effective electrode structures
    7.
    发明授权
    Electro-optical devices using dynamic reconfiguration of effective electrode structures 有权
    使用有效电极结构的动态重新配置的电光装置

    公开(公告)号:US08033054B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-11

    申请号:US13000601

    申请日:2009-06-21

    IPC分类号: G02F1/1335

    摘要: Variable liquid crystal devices for controlling the propagation of light through a liquid crystal layer use a frequency dependent material to dynamically reconfigure effective electrode structures in the device. The frequency of a drive signal that generates an electric field in the device may be varied, and the frequency dependent material has different charge mobilities for the different frequencies. At a low charge mobility, the frequency dependent material has little effect on the existing electrode structures. However, at a high charge mobility, the frequency dependent material appears as an extension of the fixed electrodes, and may be used to change the effective electrode structure and, thereby, the spatial profile of the electric field. This, in turn, changes the optical properties of the liquid crystal, thus allowing the optical device to be frequency controllable.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制光通过液晶层的传播的可变液晶装置使用频率相关材料来动态地重新配置装置中的有效电极结构。 可以改变在器件中产生电场的驱动信号的频率,并且频率依赖材料对于不同的频率具有不同的电荷迁移率。 在低电荷迁移率下,频率相关材料对现有的电极结构几乎没有影响。 然而,在高电荷迁移率下,频率依赖材料表现为固定电极的延伸,并且可用于改变有效电极结构,从而改变电场的空间分布。 这又改变了液晶的光学特性,从而允许光学器件是频率可控的。

    Tunable-focusing liquid crystal lens cell and method of fabrication thereof
    9.
    发明授权
    Tunable-focusing liquid crystal lens cell and method of fabrication thereof 有权
    可调谐聚焦液晶透镜单元及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US08149377B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-03

    申请号:US12487811

    申请日:2009-06-19

    IPC分类号: G02F1/13 G02F1/1337

    CPC分类号: G02F1/29 G02F2001/294

    摘要: A tunable-focusing liquid crystal lens (TLCL) cell has a liquid crystal layer arranged within a cell gap defined between substrates, a layer of optically transparent material arranged between the first substrate and the LC layer, and a liquid crystal alignment layer arranged between the optically transparent layer and the LC layer. The alignment layer is provided on a third optically transparent substrate having a non-planar shape for giving a non-planar profile to the LC layer, which substrate is obtained from a flexible sheet initially provided with the alignment layer and then formed into the non-planar shape. The lens further has a first optically transparent electrode provided on the second substrate, a second optically transparent electrode provided on either or both of first and third substrates. The electrodes are arranged to generate an electric field acting on the LC layer to change the focal distance of the LC cell. Methods for fabricating such TLCL cell are also provided.

    摘要翻译: 可调聚焦液晶透镜(TLCL)单元具有布置在基板之间的单元间隙内的液晶层,布置在第一基板和LC层之间的光学透明材料层和布置在第一基板和LC层之间的液晶取向层 光学透明层和LC层。 取向层设置在具有非平面形状的第三光学透明基板上,用于向LC层提供非平面轮廓,该基底从最初设置有取向层的柔性片形成,然后形成为非平面轮廓, 平面形状。 透镜还具有设置在第二基板上的第一光学透明电极,设置在第一和第三基板的一个或两个上的第二光学透明电极。 电极被布置成产生作用在LC层上的电场以改变LC单元的焦距。 还提供了制造这种TLCL电池的方法。

    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE
    10.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE 审中-公开
    制造液晶装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120006466A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-12

    申请号:US13174685

    申请日:2011-06-30

    IPC分类号: G02C7/02

    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。