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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2012
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A first element substrate () including an interlayer insulating layer () provided on a first transparent substrate (), a plurality of first transparent electrode () extending parallel to each other, each first transparent electrode () being provided at a bottom (B) of an associated one of a plurality of grooves (S) in the interlayer insulating layer (), and a planarizing layer () covering the first transparent electrodes (), filling the grooves (S), and having a refractive index equal to a refractive index of the interlayer insulating layer (), a second element substrate () including a second transparent electrode () provided on a second transparent substrate (), and a liquid crystal layer () provided between the first element substrate () and the second element substrate () are provided.