Patent ID: 8262829

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a divided waveplate filter including divided waveplates for controlling a polarization direction of light emitted from a pixel region divided corresponding to parallax in a pixellated display unit, the method comprising the steps of: forming an alignment layer on a transparent substrate such that the alignment layer has a pattern of alternating gaps in the alignment layer where a surface of the transparent substrate is exposed from the alternating gaps in the alignment layer, wherein the pattern of alternating gaps is formed in the alignment layer prior to a step of rubbing the alignment layer; after forming the alignment layer such that the alignment layer has a pattern of alternating gaps, performing the step of rubbing the alignment layer so as to have an orientation direction; forming a material layer for the divided waveplates on the alignment layer such that the material layer has the predetermined pattern comprising alternating regions of material and gaps without the material where the surface of the substrate is exposed, wherein the material layer is a photo-curable monomer layer; and foaming the photo-curable monomer layer into a plurality of divided waveplates by exposing the entire surface of the substrate with polarized light, each waveplate of the plurality of divided waveplates comprising aligned material and separated by gaps.