Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate having a first transparent substrate and a pixel electrode, a second substrate having a second transparent substrate, a first common electrode, a second common electrode, and an insulating film disposed between the first common electrode and the second common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer. The first common electrode is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the insulating film, and includes a first opening and a first electrode portion. The second common electrode is disposed between the insulating film and the second transparent substrate, and includes a second electrode portion overlapping the first opening.

Abstract: A light adjustment device includes a panel unit including a plurality of light adjustment panels stacked in a first direction, each light adjustment panel including a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate including a first terminal, the second substrate overlapping the first substrate and including a second terminal, and a metal film provided at a side part of the panel unit and extending in the first direction.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light emitting module and an optical element including first and second liquid crystal cells. Each of the first and second liquid crystal cells includes first and second transparent electrodes extending in a first direction and third and fourth transparent electrodes extending in a second direction. The light emitting module includes a light source, a light guide plate including an end surface into which light emitted from the light source is incident and a first surface from which the light incident into the end surface is emitted, and a prism sheet disposed opposite to the first surface. The second substrate of the first liquid crystal cell and the first substrate of the second liquid crystal cell are adjacent to each other. The first surface includes a plurality of first grooves extending in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: An optical device includes an optical element including a liquid crystal cell configured to distribute light emitted from a light source, a power supply part configured to generate first and second potentials, a control signal generation circuit part configured to generate a control signal that controls a pulse width of each of the first and second potentials, and a switch circuit part configured to output a first potential signal including the first potential with a first pulse width and the second potential with a second pulse width based on the control signal. The liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate on which first and second transparent electrodes are alternately arranged in a first direction, and a second substrate on which third and fourth transparent electrodes are alternately arranged in a second direction. The first potential signal is input to the first transparent electrode.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source having a first optical element and a second optical element emitting directional light, and one liquid crystal optical element transmitting or diffusing the light emitted from the light source. The first and the second optical elements include a first and a second light exit surfaces, and the first and the second light exit surfaces are arranged to direct in different directions. The liquid crystal optical element has a second electrode group arranged adjacent to a first electrode group. The first electrode group has a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode. The second electrode group has a third transparent electrode and a fourth transparent electrode. A pitch at which the first transparent electrodes and the second transparent electrodes are alternately arranged is different from a pitch at which the third transparent electrodes and the fourth transparent electrodes are alternately arranged.

Abstract: A display device is providing and includes first substrate including first transparent substrate, and pixel electrode disposed in each of pixels on first transparent substrate; second substrate including second transparent substrate having first and second side surfaces, and common electrode disposed over pixels; and liquid crystal layer disposed between first and second substrates and including stripe-shaped polymer and liquid crystal molecules.

Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a wiring line and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer includes a stripe-shaped polymer extending in a first direction and a liquid crystal molecule. The liquid crystal layer includes a first polymer in an area overlapping the wiring line and a second polymer in an area overlapping the pixel electrode. The first polymer includes a first portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. The second polymer includes a second portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. A density of the first portion is higher than a density of the second portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal device includes a first liquid crystal cell and a second liquid crystal cell. The first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell each include a first strip electrode, a second strip electrode, a third strip electrode and a fourth strip electrode. The extension direction of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode in the first liquid crystal cell is different from the extension direction of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode in the second liquid crystal cell. The extension direction of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode intersects with the extension direction of the third strip electrode and the fourth strip electrode at an angle other than 90°.

Abstract: A liquid crystal optical element includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell and an optical element refracting light. Each of the first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell includes a first and a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first electrode group arranged alternately in parallel to a first direction with a first and a second transparent electrode, and a second electrode group arranged alternately in parallel to the first direction with a fifth and a sixth transparent. The second substrate includes a third electrode group arranged alternately in parallel to a second direction with a third and a fourth transparent electrode, and a fourth electrode group arranged alternately in parallel to a second direction with a seventh and an eighth transparent.

Abstract: An optical element includes first to fourth liquid crystal cells. Each of the first to fourth liquid crystal cells includes a first substrate on which a first pair of comb-shaped transparent electrodes are arranged and a second substrate on which a second pair of comb-shaped transparent electrodes are arranged. An extending direction of the first pair of comb-shaped transparent electrodes is orthogonal to an extending direction of the second pair of comb-shaped transparent electrodes. Between two different liquid crystal cells of the first to fourth liquid crystal cells, one of the first pair of comb-shaped transparent electrodes of one liquid crystal cell and one of the second pair of comb-shaped transparent electrodes of the other liquid crystal cell are electrically connected to each other.

Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a wiring line and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer includes a stripe-shaped polymer extending in a first direction and a liquid crystal molecule. The liquid crystal layer includes a first polymer in an area overlapping the wiring line and a second polymer in an area overlapping the pixel electrode. The first polymer includes a first portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. The second polymer includes a second portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. A density of the first portion is higher than a density of the second portion.

Abstract: An optical device comprises a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell overlapped with the first liquid crystal cell. Each of the first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate arranged with a first electrode extending in a direction inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a first direction, a second substrate arranged with a second electrode extending in a direction inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a second direction, and a liquid crystal layer. An extension direction of the first electrode and an that of the second electrode intersect each other without being perpendicular. The extension directions of the first electrode and the second electrode in the first liquid crystal cell and that of the first electrode and the second electrode in the second liquid crystal cell are different from each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device including a light source, a first liquid crystal cell over the light source, and a second liquid crystal cell over the first liquid crystal cell. The light source includes light-emitting elements arranged in a matrix shape with m rows and n columns. The first and second liquid crystal cells each include: a first substrate; first electrode groups located over the first substrate and arranged in a matrix shape with m rows and n columns; a liquid crystal layer over the first electrode groups; and a second substrate over the liquid crystal layer. In each of the first and the second liquid crystal cells, the first electrode groups each have first electrodes extending in a row direction, and the light-emitting elements in a jth row and a kth column overlaps the first electrode group located in the jth row and the kth column.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal device includes a first liquid crystal cell and a second liquid crystal cell. The first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell each include a first strip electrode, a second strip electrode, a third strip electrode and a fourth strip electrode. The extension direction of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode in the first liquid crystal cell is different from the extension direction of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode in the second liquid crystal cell. The extension direction of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode intersects with the extension direction of the third strip electrode and the fourth strip electrode at an angle other than 90°.

Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination device including a light source, a first liquid crystal cell over the light source, and a second liquid crystal cell over the first liquid crystal cell. Each of the first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate, a plurality of first lower electrodes and a plurality of second lower electrodes driven independently, a first liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate. The first substrate has a first region and a second region. The plurality of first lower electrodes is located over the first region and extends in a column direction. The plurality of second lower electrodes is located over the second region and extends in the column direction. The first liquid crystal layer is located over the plurality of first lower electrodes and the plurality of second lower electrodes. The second substrate is located over the first liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal light control device includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell overlapping the first liquid crystal cell, a third liquid crystal cell overlapping the second liquid crystal cell, and a fourth liquid crystal cell overlapping the third liquid crystal cell. Each of the first, second, third, and the fourth liquid crystal cells includes, a first substrate including a first alignment film, a second substrate including an electrode having a strip pattern and a second alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. An alignment direction of the first alignment film and an alignment direction of the second alignment film are aligned to intersect each other. A longitudinal direction of the strip pattern of the electrode having the strip pattern is arranged to intersect an alignment direction of the second alignment film.

Abstract: A liquid crystal light control device in an embodiment according to the present invention includes a first liquid crystal cell, and a second liquid crystal cell overlapping the first liquid crystal cell. Each of the first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate arranged with a first electrode having a strip pattern, a second substrate arranged with a second electrode having a strip pattern, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. A longitudinal direction of the strip pattern of the first electrode and a longitudinal direction of the strip pattern of the second electrode are arranged to intersect at an angle in the range of 45 degrees±10 degrees.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, each of a first liquid crystal to a fourth liquid crystal cell includes a first strip electrode, a second strip electrode, a third strip electrode, and a fourth strip electrode, the first strip electrode to the fourth strip electrode of the first liquid crystal cell and the first strip electrode to the fourth strip electrode of the third liquid crystal cell have a first shape, and the first strip electrode to the fourth strip electrode of the second liquid crystal cell and the first strip electrode to the fourth strip electrode of the fourth liquid crystal cell have a second shape that is different from the first shape.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal device includes a first liquid crystal cell and a second liquid crystal cell. The first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell each include a first strip electrode, a second strip electrode, a third strip electrode and a fourth strip electrode. The extension direction of each of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode in the first liquid crystal cell is different from the extension direction of each of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode in the second liquid crystal cell. The extension direction of each of the first strip electrode and the second strip electrode is orthogonal to the extension direction of each of the third strip electrode and the fourth strip electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal light control device in an embodiment according to the present invention includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell overlapping the first liquid crystal cell, a third liquid crystal cell overlapping the second liquid crystal cell, and a fourth liquid crystal cell overlapping the third liquid crystal, each of the first liquid crystal cell, the second liquid crystal cell, the third liquid crystal cell, and the fourth liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate arranged with a first electrode having a strip pattern, a second substrate arranged with a second electrode having a strip pattern, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate are arranged with a longitudinal direction of the strip pattern of the first electrode and second electrode intersecting.