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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Ayako Takagi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shinichi Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Masako Kashiwagi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Masahiro Baba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuko Kizu, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshiharu Momonoi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ayako Takagi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shinichi Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Masako Kashiwagi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Masahiro Baba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuko Kizu, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshiharu Momonoi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical apparatus includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate, first electrodes, and second electrodes. The first electrodes extend in a first direction. The second electrodes are disposed between the first electrodes. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate, a first opposing electrode, and a second opposing electrode. The second opposing electrode is separated from the first opposing electrode. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. The distance along the second direction between the central axis and a first separating region between the first opposing electrode and the second opposing electrode is longer than a distance between the central axis and the second electrode.