Patent ID: 9488842
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G02B,G02F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A liquid crystal optical device, comprising: a first substrate unit including a second substrate unit including a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate unit and the second substrate unit, the liquid crystal layer includes a first portion provided on a side of the first substrate unit and a second portion provided on a side of the second substrate unit, the first portion having a vertical alignment, the second portion having a horizontal alignment, a long axis of liquid crystal molecules in the second portion aligning along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a controller electrically connected with the first electrodes, the second electrodes, and the first opposing electrode and configured to make an absolute value of a voltage between at least one of the first electrodes and the first opposing electrode greater than an absolute value of a voltage between at least one of the second electrodes and the first opposing electrode.