Liquid crystal lens device and method for driving liquid crystal lens device

A method for driving a liquid crystal (LC) lens, the LC lens comprising a first substrate, a plurality of first electrodes disposed on a first surface of the first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of second electrodes disposed on a second surface of the second substrate, the second surface opposite to the first surface, an LC layer disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes to form a Fresnel lens, the Fresnel lens comprising a main lobe region and a plurality of side lobe regions, the second electrodes being divided into four groups respectively defined as a first group, a second group, a third group and a fourth group, the second electrodes of the first group disposed in the main lobe region, each of the second electrodes of the second group disposed at edges of the Fresnel lens, each of the second electrodes of the third group disposed at a junction of the main lobe region and one side lobe region, or a junction of two adjacent side lobe regions, and each of the second electrodes of the fourth group disposed in one side lobe region;

• and the method comprising:
• providing driving voltages respectively to each of the second electrodes in an order starting from the second electrodes disposed at the edges of the Fresnel lens and ending at the second electrode disposed at the middle of the main lobe region, and a preset time difference being between driven starting times of every adjacent two second electrodes, wherein the preset time difference is equal to a result of a response time of LC molecules in each LC lens multiplying a preset percentage.

A liquid crystal (LC) lens device, comprising:

• an LC lens array comprising:
• a plurality of LC lenses in parallel, each LC lens comprising:
• a first substrate;
• a plurality of first electrodes disposed on a first surface of the first substrate;
• a second substrate;
• a plurality of second electrodes disposed on a second surface of the second substrate, the second surface opposite to the first surface;
• and
• an LC layer disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes to form a Fresnel lens;
• wherein the Fresnel lens comprises a main lobe region and a plurality of side lobe regions, the second electrodes are divided into four groups respectively defined as a first group, a second group, a third group and a fourth group, the second electrodes of the first group are disposed in the main lobe region, each of the second electrodes of the second group is disposed at edges of the Fresnel lens, each of the second electrodes of the third group is disposed at a junction of the main lobe region and one side lobe region, or a junction of two adjacent side lobe regions, and each of the second electrodes of the fourth group is disposed in one side lobe region;
• and
• a driving device electrically connected to the second electrodes, wherein the driving device simultaneously provides adjusted driving voltages respectively to the second electrodes of each of the groups during a preset period, the adjusted driving voltages respectively provided to the second electrodes of the second group increase a first preset percentage over an original driving voltage, the adjusted driving voltages respectively provided to the second electrodes of the third group decrease a second preset percentage below the original driving voltage, the adjusted driving voltage provided to each of the second electrodes of the fourth group is a result of an absolute value being divided by two, where the absolute value is obtained from a difference value between the adjusted voltage of a second electrode of the second group nearest to the second electrodes of the fourth group and the adjusted voltage of a second electrode of the third group nearest to the second electrode of the fourth group, or the absolute value is obtained from a difference value between the adjusted voltages of two of the second electrodes of the third group nearest to the second electrode of the fourth group, and the preset period is equal to a result of a response time of LC molecules in the LC lens multiplying a third preset percentage.

A method for driving a liquid crystal (LC) lens, the LC lens comprising:

• a first substrate, a plurality of first electrodes disposed on a first surface of the first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of second electrodes disposed on a second surface of the second substrate, the second surface opposite to the first surface, an LC layer disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes to form a Fresnel lens, the Fresnel lens comprising a main lobe region and a plurality of side lobe regions, the second electrodes being divided into four groups respectively defined as a first group, a second group, a third group and a fourth group, the second electrodes of the first group disposed in the main lobe region, each of the second electrodes of the second group disposed at edges of the Fresnel lens, each of the second electrodes of the third group disposed at a junction of the main lobe region and one side lobe region, or a junction of two adjacent side lobe regions, and each of the second electrodes of the fourth group disposed in one side lobe region;
• and the method further comprising:
• simultaneously providing adjusted driving voltages respectively to the second electrodes of each of the groups during a preset period, wherein the adjusted driving voltages respectively provided to the second electrodes of the second group increase a first preset percentage over an original driving voltage, the adjusted driving voltages respectively provided to the second electrodes of the third group decrease a second preset percentage below the original driving voltage, the adjusted driving voltage provided to each of the second electrodes of the fourth group is a result of an absolute value being divided by two, where the absolute value is obtained from a difference value between the adjusted voltage of a second electrode of the second group nearest to the second electrodes of the fourth group and the adjusted voltage of a second electrode of the third group nearest to the second electrode of the fourth group, or the absolute value is obtained from a difference value between the adjusted voltages of two of the second electrodes of the third group nearest to the second electrode of the fourth group, and the preset period is equal to a result of a response time of LC molecules in the LC lens multiplying a third preset percentage.