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US 2006/0222974 A1Published application
Optical element with homeotropically aligned liquid crystal molecules, and a liquid crystal display using the optical element
AssigneeDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
InventorsAtsushi Suemasu, Norihisa Moriya
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Abstract
An optical element has a base material with an optically transparent base plate, and a refractive functional layer capable of refracting light that is laminated to the base material. The refractive functional layer has liquid crystal molecules fixed in homeotropic alignment, and the optical element has a haze of 0.1 or less. The optical element can be economically produced, and enables the production of LCD devices with improved contrast and reduced unevenness of colors.
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An optical element comprising:
- a substrate having an optically transparent base plate;
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- a refractive functional layer capable of refracting light provided on the substrate, the refractive functional layer comprising liquid crystal molecules fixed in a homeotropic alignment, and
- the optical element having a haze of 0.1 or less.
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