Abstract:
A polarization element includes: a base; a plurality of metal thin wires provided on the base along a predetermined alignment axis; and a plurality of protection films covering each of the plurality of metal thin wires. In the element, each of the protection films covers an upper end and both sidewalls of one of the metal thin wires. Further, a width of a part, which is on the upper end of the one of the metal thin wires, of the each of the protection films in a direction of the alignment axis is larger than a width obtained by summing a width of the one of the metal thin wires in the direction of the alignment axis and widths of parts, which are on the both sidewalls of the one of the metal thin wires, of the each of the protection films in the direction of the alignment axis.The protection films on sidewalls, which are opposed to each other, of the metal thin wires that are adjacent form an air gap.
Abstract:
A polarizing element includes a polarizing element member formed on a substrate and composed of a metal film that has a slit-shaped opening, the opening being provided in a plural number, a coating film formed on the polarizing element member and a space surrounded by the coating film, the substrate and the metal film.
Abstract:
A polarizing element includes a substrate with protruded threads, and metal thin wires provided on the protruded threads. Each metal thin wire includes a first thin wire provided to a first side surface of the protruded thread and a second thin wire provided to a second side surface of the protruded thread. Each first thin wire has a first volume. Each second thin wire has a second volume. Each metal thin wire has a third volume which is the sum of the first and second volumes. As a distance from one end of the substrate increases, the volume of each first thin wire decreases and the volume of each second thin wire increases so that the third volume is maintained within a predetermined range.
Abstract:
A polarizing element manufacturing method includes (a) forming a plurality of fine metal wires by forming a metal film on a substrate and patterning the metal film, (b) applying, onto a base material, a glass precursor solution for forming a protective layer for protecting the fine metal wires, (c) placing the substrate on the base material so that ends of the fine metal wires are immersed in the glass precursor solution, and (d) forming the protective layer by drying the glass precursor solution, and bonding together the base material and the substrate with the protective layer therebetween.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a polarization element, adapted to form a film at least on a part of a surface of a plurality of convex sections provided to at least one surface of the substrate, includes: (a) depositing a first film material on the one surface of the substrate in a first direction to thereby form a first film on the convex section; and (b) depositing a second film material in a second direction different from the first direction to thereby form a second film on the convex section.
Abstract:
A polarization element includes: a substrate; a plurality of convex line sections disposed on one surface of the substrate so as to form substantial stripes in a plan view; and a multilayer thin line provided to each of the convex line sections and extending along an extending direction of the convex line sections, wherein the multilayer thin line has a lower layer thin line disposed on the convex line section, and an upper layer thin line stacked on the lower layer thin line, the lower layer thin line and the upper layer thin line each have a first thin line disposed on one side surface out of both side surfaces in a direction along a shorter dimension of the convex line section, and a second thin line disposed on the other side surface, materials of the first thin line belonging to the lower layer thin line and the first thin line belonging to the upper layer thin line are different from each other, and materials of the second thin line belonging to the lower layer thin line and the second thin line belonging to the upper layer thin line are different from each other.
Abstract:
A polarizing device includes: a polarizing device unit composed of a metallic film formed on a base, the metallic film having a plurality of slit-shaped openings; and an etching sacrifice layer provided between the base and the polarizing device unit, so that the etching sacrifice layer is partly etched together with the metallic film during the etching of the polarizing device unit; wherein the etching sacrifice layer is composed of a material that has an etching rate equal to or greater than that of the metallic film.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal device of semi-transmissive reflective type includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other, a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, a pixel region having a reflection display region and a transmission display region, a first electrode having a plurality of strip electrode portions electrically connected to each other, a second electrode provided in the first substrate and facing the first electrode to produce an electric field between the first and the second electrodes, an electrode insulating film interposed between the first and the second electrodes, the electrodes and the electrode insulating film being arranged in a side of the first substrate toward the liquid crystal layer, a reflective polarizing layer for selectively reflecting a predetermined polarized light component of incident light, a light scatterer for scattering reflected light, and a layer for adjusting a thickness of the liquid crystal layer to make the thickness thereof in a light-scatterer formation region different from the thickness thereof in a light-scatterer non-formation region, the reflective polarizing layer, the light scatterer and the liquid-crystal-layer thickness adjusting layer being provided in the reflection display region.
Abstract:
A method for producing a polarizing element includes the steps of : forming a coating film of a metal on a glass substrate; forming an island-shaped film composed of a metal halide on the glass substrate by partially removing the coating film and also halogenating the metal; forming needle-shaped particles of the metal halide by stretching the glass substrate through heating to elongate the island-shaped film; and forming needle-shaped metal particles composed of a metal by reducing the metal halide of the needle-shaped particles.
Abstract:
A polarization element includes: a substrate; a plurality of protruding sections formed on the substrate in a striped manner in a plan view; and a heat radiation section formed on a top portion of each of the protruding sections, wherein the heat radiation section has a concavo-convex section.