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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Ebisui, Kanagawa, JP;
Harumi Sato, Miyagi, JP;
Kentaro Okuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Shogo Shinkai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/13 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/1337 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/1334 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1313 (2013.01); G02F 1/01 (2013.01); G02F 1/133753 (2013.01); G02F 1/1334 (2013.01); G02F 1/133611 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133601 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illumination unit includes a light modulation layer including a first region and a second region that have optical anisotropy and different responsiveness to an electric field. The light modulation layer satisfies an expression A/B<A/Bwhen the light modulation layer exhibits the scattering characteristics.