摘要:
A liquid crystal optical device comprising a pair of substrates provided with electrodes and a layer containing a liquid crystal material sandwiched between the pair of substrates, wherein said layer is formed by irradiating light to a solution of a nematic liquid crystal material and a photo-curable vinyl compound selected so that the refractive index of the resulting cured product agrees to either the ordinary refractive index (n.sub.o) or the extraordinary refractive index (n.sub.e) of the nematic liquid crystal material used, or the refractive index (n.sub.x) of the nematic liquid crystal material when it is randomly oriented, held between the pair of substrates provided with electrodes, to cure the photo-curable vinyl compound and fix the resulting phase separation of the nematic liquid crystal material and the cured product.
摘要:
A liquid crystal optical device comprising a pair of substrates provided with electrodes and a layer containing a liquid crystal material sandwiched between the pair of substrates, wherein said layer is formed by irradiating light to a mixture of a liquid crystal material and a photo-curable compound selected so that the refractive index of the resulting cured product agrees to either the ordinary refractive index (n.sub.O) or the extraordinary refractive index (n.sub.e) of the liquid crystal material used, or the refractive index (n.sub.x) of the liquid crystal material when it is randomly oriented, held between the pair of substrates provided with electrodes, to cure the photo-curable compound and fix the resulting phase separation of the liquid crystal material and the cured product, wherein said layer has at least a portion optically oriented by applying a voltage to the portion across the substrates during the irradiation of light to cure the photo-curable compound.
摘要:
An active matrix liquid crystal display element comprises an active matrix substrate having an active element for each electrode for picture element, a counter electrode substrate provided with a counter electrode and a liquid crystal polymer composite material in which a nematic liquid crystal having a positive dielectric anisotropy is dispersed and held in a polymer matrix, said liquid crystal polymer composite material being held between the active matrix substrate and a counter electrode substrate, and the refractive index of the polymer matrix substantially agreeing with the ordinary refractive index (n.sub.0) of the liquid crystal used, wherein the refractive index anisotropy .DELTA.n of the nematic liquid crystal used is 0.18 or higher, and the average particle diameter R(.mu.m) of the liquid crystal dispersed and held in the polymer matrix, and the specific dielectric anisotropy .DELTA..epsilon., the elastic constant K33(10.sup.-12 N) and the viscosity (cSt) of the liquid crystal satisfy the following relations:.DELTA.n.sup.2 .DELTA..epsilon./(K33.multidot..eta.)>0.0011(1)and5(K33/.eta.).sup.0.5 >R>(K33/.DELTA..epsilon.).sup.0.05 (2)
摘要:
A liquid crystal optical element comprises a pair of substrates with electrodes and a liquid crystal and polymer composite material, which is interposed between the pair of substrates, in which liquid crystal is dispersed and held in a polymer matrix so that the refractive index of the polymer matrix substantially coincides with the refractive index of the liquid crystal used in either state of applying a voltage or without applying voltage, and the refractive indices don't coincide with each other in the other state, wherein the elastic modulus of the polymer material which forms the polymer matrix is 3.times.10.sup.7 N/m.sup.2 or less at 20.degree. C. and 1.times.10.sup.3 N/m.sup.2 or more at 40.degree. C.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display element comprising a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal composition injected into and cured in an evacuated cell constituted with the substrates, wherein the degree of vacuum in the cell is from 0.5 to 10 mmHg, the composition forms a liquid crystal and polymer composite in which the nematic liquid crystal is dispersed and held in the resin matrix, and light transparent-scattering states are attained by agreement and disagreement between the refraction index of the liquid crystal and the refractive index of the resin matrix under control of an electric field applied across the electrodes. Residual bubbles left in the cell are disposed in the peripheral portion not constituting the display portion or in the pocket portion formed integrally to the peripheral portion.
摘要:
A polarizing diffraction element having a wavelength selectivity which functions as a polarizing diffraction element at a wavelength λ1, and which does not function as a diffraction grating not depending on incident polarization state and shows high transmittance at a wavelength λ2, and an optical head device employing the element, are provided. The polarizing diffraction element selectively diffracts or transmits incident light having two different wavelengths each containing a first circularly polarized light and a second circularly polarized light having a rotation opposite from the rotation of the first circularly polarized light, depending on wavelength and polarization state of the incident light. Then, a reflective wavelength region for at least the first circularly incident light, does not contain said two incident wavelengths.
摘要:
The present invention provides a photopolymerizable liquid crystal monomer having high durability, a low melting point and an enantiotropic property. The photopolymerizable liquid crystal monomer is a 4-(4-(alkyloxycarbonyloxy)benzoyloxy)phenyl acrylate represented by the following formula A [wherein Ph is a 1,4-phenylene group, and R is an alkyl group]: CH2═CHCOO—Ph—OCO—Ph—OCOO—R Formula A Further, the present invention provides a polymer liquid crystal obtained by polymerizing a composition containing the monomer. Further, the present invention provides an optical element employing the polymer liquid crystal, and an optical head employing the optical element as a polarizing hologram element.
摘要:
A liquid crystal display element comprises a pair of substrates provided with electrodes and a liquid crystal and solidified matrix composite material, disposed between the pair of substrates, which includes a nematic liquid crystal dispersed and held in a solidified matrix, the nematic liquid crystal being such that the refractive index of the liquid crystal is changed depending on states of applying a voltage wherein in a state, the refractive index of the liquid crystal substantially coincides with that of the solidified matrix to thereby pass light, and in the other state, the former does not coincide with the latter to thereby cause the scattering of light, wherein the refractive index anisotropy .DELTA.n of the liquid crystal used is 0.18 or higher, and the dielectric anisotropy .DELTA..epsilon..sub.LC of the liquid crystal used satisfies the relation of 5
摘要:
An acid diffusion-dialysis membrane, which can be used for separating an acid from a mixture of an acid and a salt, or a mixture of an acid and a water-soluble organic compound, e.g., glucose, by non-electrolytic dialysis, is prepared by forming a film from the combination of (I) a vinyl group containing benzene monomer or a vinyl group containing pyridine monomer, (II) a non-conjugated divinyl-containing monomer, and (III) a thermoplastic polymer which is swellable or soluble in the monomer mixture, polymerizing said monomer mixture in the film, and then introducing anion exchange groups into the resulting polymerized product. The acid diffusion-dialysis membrane is characterized by a high acid diffusion-dialysis coefficient and a high acid-salt selectivity ratio, and further by a relatively high mechanical strength.
摘要:
As an optically anisotropic diffraction grating in an optical head for reading and/or writing of an optically recording medium, optically anisotropic diffraction grating which comprises an optically anisotropic polymer liquid crystal sandwiched between two transparent substrates are used. The optically anisotropic polymer liquid crystal can have an alignment direction periodically changed to form a grating of different refractive indices, obtaining a high-utilization efficiency by light ray and a high degree of reliability.