Kyushu University

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Kyoto University

Dic Corporation

Jnc Corporation

Jnc Petrochemical Corporation

Yasushi Okumura

Hirotsugu Kikuchi

Kiyoshi Minoura

Isa Nishiyama

Jun Yamamoto

Hiroki Higuchi

Hiroya Nishikawa

Waki Sakatsuji

Koichi Miyachi

Koji Murata

Yasuhiro Haseba

Koki Sago

Shinichi Yamamoto

Koji Fujikawa

Shogo Kato

Rijeesh Kizhakidathazhath

Koki Takamoto

Yu Fukunaga

Takahito Kanzaki

Yudai Kawashima

Gimpei Machida

Takeaki Araki

Koichi Endo

Kazuya Shiroshita

Masumi Yamashita

Yoichi Takanishi

An optical device () includes a first substrate () and a second substrate () facing each other, a liquid crystal component () between the first substrate () and the second substrate (), a first electrode () and a second electrode () located on the first substrate () on the second substrate () side, and a first alignment layer () that is located on the first substrate () on the second substrate () side and controls the alignment state of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal component (), wherein an interface between the liquid crystal component () and the first alignment layer () forms a non-glide weak anchoring interface ().

Optical device and refresh driving method for optical device

A complex () includes a liquid crystal component () and a support () of the liquid crystal component (), in which a lubricating interface derivation region () is formed between the liquid crystal component () and the support (). An optical element includes a pair of substrates () having electrodes () on at least one substrate (), and a liquid crystal component () with which a space between the pair of substrates () is filled, in which a lubricating interface derivation region () is formed between the pair of substrates () and the liquid crystal component (). It is preferable that the lubricating interface deriving agent () is present in the lubricating interface derivation region.

Complex and optical element

One aspect is contemplated for providing a device having a liquid crystal material exhibiting a dielectric constant of 1000 or more at a temperature at which a specific liquid crystal phase is developed, and a unit configured to apply voltage to the liquid crystal material at the temperature at which the specific liquid crystal phase is developed.

Liquid crystal device

Growing community of inventors

Fukuoka, Japan

Yasushi Okumura