Light deflector and liquid crystal display device using the same
First Claim
1. A light deflector capable of deflecting light in a predetermined deflection direction and modulating an angle of deflection of the light, said light deflector comprisinga plurality of liquid crystal deflection elements having a non-periodic structure arranged in the predetermined deflection direction,wherein, said liquid crystal deflection elements having the non-periodic structure have different dimensions in the predetermined deflection direction, andrefractive indices of said liquid crystal deflection elements are modulated by application of voltage to said liquid crystal deflection elements, whereby light incident on each of said liquid crystal deflection elements is deflected by refraction.
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Abstract
A light deflector capable of deflecting light in a predetermined deflection direction and modulating the angle of deflection of light includes a plurality of liquid crystal deflection elements arranged in the predetermined deflection direction. In at least one pair of adjacent liquid crystal deflection elements, the dimension of one of the liquid crystal deflection elements in the predetermined deflection direction is different from the dimension of the other liquid crystal deflection element in the predetermined deflection direction.
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1. A light deflector capable of deflecting light in a predetermined deflection direction and modulating an angle of deflection of the light, said light deflector comprising
a plurality of liquid crystal deflection elements having a non-periodic structure arranged in the predetermined deflection direction, wherein, said liquid crystal deflection elements having the non-periodic structure have different dimensions in the predetermined deflection direction, and refractive indices of said liquid crystal deflection elements are modulated by application of voltage to said liquid crystal deflection elements, whereby light incident on each of said liquid crystal deflection elements is deflected by refraction.
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8. A light deflector capable of deflecting light in a predetermined deflection direction by diffraction and modulating an angle of deflection of the light, said light deflector comprising
a plurality of liquid crystal deflection elements arranged in the predetermined deflection direction, wherein said liquid crystal deflection elements have approximately the same dimension in the predetermined deflection direction, refractive indices of said liquid crystal deflection elements are modulated by application of voltage to said liquid crystal deflection elements, whereby light incident on each of said liquid crystal deflection elements is deflected by diffraction, and each of said liquid crystal deflection elements has an opening through which light enters, the opening having a dimension of 50 μ - m or less in the predetermined deflection direction.
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14. A liquid crystal display device comprising
a light deflector that deflects light in a predetermined deflection direction; -
a light source that is provided on a light incident side of said light deflector and emits light toward said light deflector; and a liquid crystal panel that is provided on a light emission side of said light deflector and on which the light deflected by said light deflector is incident, wherein said liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a predetermined direction, said pixels each include a plurality of sub-pixels, and a direction in which said sub-pixels are arranged is orthogonal to the predetermined deflection direction. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A liquid crystal display device comprising
a light deflector that deflects light in a predetermined deflection direction; -
a light source that is provided on a light incident side of said light deflector and emits light toward said light deflector; and a liquid crystal panel that is provided on a light emission side of said light deflector and on which the light deflected by said light deflector is incident, wherein said light deflector includes a plurality of light deflection elements arranged in the predetermined deflection direction, said liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in the predetermined deflection direction, each of said pixels has a dimension greater than a dimension of each of said light deflection elements, in the predetermined deflection direction, and said pixels are irradiated with light deflected from said light deflection elements. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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