Patent ID: 8525942

Claim:
A polarization control panel (PCP) for a stereoscopic display, operable to selectively transform the state of polarization of modulated light from an image modulation panel, the PCP having a plurality of polarization control segments, the PCP comprising: a liquid crystal (LC) layer disposed on a first plane; a common electrode disposed on a first side of the LC layer, and parallel to the first plane; a first electrode disposed on a second side of the LC layer, on a second plane that is parallel to the first plane; and a second electrode disposed on the second side of the LC layer, on a third plane, wherein a portion of the first electrode overlaps with the second electrode and is conductively isolated from the second electrode; wherein the first electrode is operable to cause the second electrode to be driven to a voltage potential, and wherein the PCP is operable to transform the state of polarization of the modulated light from the image modulation panel in accordance with the voltage potential of the second electrode being driven by the first electrode.