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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2022
Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Junji Kobashi, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichiro Oka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Tomioka, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Igeta, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal element includes a transparent substrate including a first main surface, a plurality of structures disposed on the first main surface and arranged along one direction, an alignment film disposed on a surface of each of the structures and a liquid crystal layer containing a cholesteric liquid crystal and in contact with the alignment film, and the helical axis of the cholesteric liquid crystal is inclined with respect to the first main surface, each of the plurality of structures includes a first surface inclined with respect to the first main surface, in the plurality of structures, the first surfaces are parallel to each other, and the alignment film is interposed between the first surface and the liquid crystal layer.