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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Eiji Satoh, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Cohesion of shape anisotropy members is prevented A display panel () in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: substrates () and () which are provided so as to face each other; and an optical modulation layer () including a plurality of shape anisotropy members () each of which includes (i) a core that is an electric conductor and (ii) a covering layer that is a dielectric and that covers an entire periphery of the core. The display panel () changes an area of each image of the plurality of shape anisotropy members () which image is projected on the substrates () and (), by changing a voltage to be applied to the optical modulation layer ().