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Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2014
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Toru Nimura, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02B 3/04 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133526 (2013.01); G02B 3/04 (2013.01); G02B 2003/0093 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate that is arranged on a light input side; a second substrate that is arranged on a light output side; a liquid crystal layer that is arranged between the first and second substrates; a first microlens that is provided on the first substrate such that an optical axis is tilted to a normal line direction of the first substrate; and a second microlens that is provided on the second substrate such that an optical axis is tilted to a normal line direction of the second substrate, in which a focal point of the first microlens is located on a curved surface of the second microlens, or on the light output side rather than the curved surface.


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