A LIQUID-CRYSTAL MICROLENS WITH HOLE-PATTERNED ELECTRODES ON BOTH SUBSTRATES

被引:91
作者
NOSE, T
MASUDA, S
SATO, S
机构
[1] Department of Electronics, Akita University, Akita, 010
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 5B期
关键词
LIQUID CRYSTAL; MICROLENS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL DEVICE; VARIABLE FOCUS LENS;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.1643
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Electrically controlled lens properties (liquid crystal microlens) can be obtained by utilizing molecular orientation effects in an axially symmetric nonuniform electric field. Excellent lens properties can be obtained using a symmetric electrode structure with hole-patterned electrodes on both substrates. Several kinds of optical properties have been investigated and characteristic phenomena of the liquid crystal microlens are discussed in terms of a molecular orientation model.
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页码:1643 / 1646
页数:4
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