Optical modulation element including subelectrodes
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1. An optical modulation element comprising:
- a plurality of n common electrodes, wherein n denotes an integer of 2 or more;
m subelectrodes which are electrically connected to each of the common electrodes by electrical elements, wherein m denotes an integer of 1 or more; and
a plurality of segment electrodes which confront the common electrodes and the subelectrodes;
wherein, when a first one of the m subelectrodes is electrically connected to an i-th one of the common electrodes, wherein i denotes an integer from 1 to n, an m-th one of the m subelectrodes is electrically connected to one of the common electrodes other than the i-th one of the common electrodes.
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Abstract
An optical modulation element capable of displaying gradations and including common electrodes, segment electrodes and subelectrodes provided for each of the common electrodes such that each of the subelectrodes is connected to two of the common electrodes by electrical elements.
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1. An optical modulation element comprising:
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a plurality of n common electrodes, wherein n denotes an integer of 2 or more; m subelectrodes which are electrically connected to each of the common electrodes by electrical elements, wherein m denotes an integer of 1 or more; and a plurality of segment electrodes which confront the common electrodes and the subelectrodes; wherein, when a first one of the m subelectrodes is electrically connected to an i-th one of the common electrodes, wherein i denotes an integer from 1 to n, an m-th one of the m subelectrodes is electrically connected to one of the common electrodes other than the i-th one of the common electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An optical modulation element comprising:
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a plurality of common electrodes; m subelectrodes which are electrically connected to each of the common electrodes by electrical elements, wherein m denotes an integer of 1 or more; a plurality of segment electrodes which confront the common electrodes and the subelectrodes; and a liquid crystal layer, disposed on both the common electrodes and subelectrodes and having a substantially uniform thickness; wherein none of the common electrodes, the subelectrodes and the segment electrodes are connected to a fixed voltage. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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