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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Kazuki Kitamura, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Fukushima, Osaka, JP;
Norihiro Ito, Osaka, JP;
Hirofumi Kubota, Osaka, JP;
Masuyuki Ota, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Optical device includes first substrate being light transmissive, second substrate opposing first substrate and being light transmissive, and light distribution layer disposed between first substrate and second substrate and distributing incident light. Light distribution layer includes uneven structure portion having a plurality of projections repeated in the z axial direction parallel to the main face of first substrate, and optical medium portion containing a birefringent material and disposed to fill a plurality of recesses that are spaces between the plurality of projections. Light blocking component configured to block at least part of incident light is disposed in the plurality of recesses.