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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2024
Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Shinichiro Oka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Tomioka, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Igeta, Tokyo, JP;
Ayaka Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Iyama, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoichi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Shohara, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element according to one embodiment includes a substrate, a plurality of structures aligned at a prescribed pitch in each of a plurality of first areas, and a liquid crystal layer arranged across the plurality of first areas and a second area surrounding each of the plurality of first areas. The liquid crystal layer includes first liquid crystal molecules arranged in the first areas between the adjacent structures and aligned along the structures, and second liquid crystal molecules having the long axes aligned in the same direction in the second area.