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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1999
Takeshi Togano, Chigasaki, JP;
Masahiro Terada, Hadano, JP;
Shosei Mori, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yasufumi Asao, Atsugi, JP;
Takashi Moriyama, Atsugi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal device has a pair of oppositely disposed substrates and a liquid crystal having chiral smectic C phase disposed therebetween. The liquid crystal is placed in an alignment state in chiral smectic C phase with smectic molecular layers forming a chevron structure. Under no electric field application, the liquid crystal has an average molecular axis substantially in alignment with the uniaxial alignment axis and/or a bisector of a maximum angle formed between two extreme molecular axes established under electric field application, while under electric field application, the liquid crystal provides an effective tilt angle and a transmittance that continuously changes depending on an electric field applied thereto.