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Low-Voltage-Driving Liquid Crystal Lens
Mao Ye,
Bin Wang,
Masaru Uchida,
Satoshi Yanase,
Shingo Takahashi,
Maki Yamaguchi1, and
Susumu Sato
Akita Research Institute of Advanced Technology, Akita R&D Center, 4-21 Sanuki, Araya, Akita 010-1623, Japan
1Mitsubishi Materials Electronic Chemicals Co., Ltd., 3-1-6 Barajima, Akita 010-8585, Japan
(Received July 2, 2010; accepted July 23, 2010; published online October 5, 2010)
An approximately 1 µm-thick thin insulation film is introduced into a liquid crystal lens cell, replacing the substrate between the patterned electrode and the liquid crystal layer. The distance between the electrodes decreases markedly, and the driving voltages decreases from several tens of volts to only approximately 3 V.
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DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.49.100204
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