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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2017
Osaka University, Osaka, JP;
OSAKA UNIVERSITY, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal element () refracts and outputs light. The liquid crystal element () includes a first electrode (), a second electrode (), an insulating layer () that is an electric insulator, a resistance layer (), a liquid crystal layer () including liquid crystal, and a third electrode (). The insulating layer () is disposed between each location of the first and second electrodes () and () and the resistance layer () to insulate the first and second electrodes () and () from the resistance layer (). The resistance layer () has an electrical resistivity higher than that of the first electrode () and lower than that of the insulating layer (). The resistance layer () and the liquid crystal layer () are disposed between the insulating layer () and the third electrode (). The resistance layer () is disposed between the insulating layer () and the liquid crystal layer (). The insulating layer () has a thickness (ts) smaller than a thickness (th) of the resistance layer ().