2-D/3-D Switchable Display by Fresnel-Type LC Lens

Author

Lu, Jian-Gang ; Sun, Xiong-Fei ; Song, Yue ; Shieh, Han-Ping D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China

Volume

7

Issue

4

fYear

2011

fDate

4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

215

Lastpage

219

Abstract

We demonstrate a multi-electrode Fresnel-type 2-D/3-D switchable display with electrically controlled birefringence mode liquid crystal (LC) lenses. By applying a discontinuous nonuniform electric field, the display with this structure can form a Fresnel-type refractive-index distribution to generate 3-D images. Compared to a normal LC lens, the Fresnel-type LC lens can achieve faster switching speed for dynamic applications. It can also replace the high sag solid lens for 3-D applications with relatively small cell gap. Furthermore, a Fresnel lens with suitable refractive-index profile is proposed to reduce the crosstalk in the 3-D displays.

Keywords

Fresnel diffraction; birefringence; electric fields; electrodes; lenses; liquid crystal displays; optical images; refractive index; three-dimensional displays; 3D image; Fresnel-type LC lens; Fresnel-type refractive index distribution; discontinuous nonuniform electric field; electrically controlled birefringence mode liquid crystal lens; multielectrode Fresnel-type 2D-3D switchable display; Electrodes; Lenses; Polymers; Refractive index; Switches; Three dimensional displays; Two dimensional displays; 2-D/3-D switchable display; Fresnel lens; multilayer electrodes; polymer wall;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Display Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1551-319X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JDT.2011.2106762

Filename

5724991