Zoom lens array and switchable plane and solid display
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of lens arra and display, and particularly relevant for a kind of zoom lens array (Zoom lens array) and switchable plane and solid display (Switchable two and three dimensional display).
Background technology
Along with the development of display technique, display is progressive to showing stereopsis (Three dimensional image) from display plane image (Two dimensional image).Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of the cylindrical lens array (Lenticular lens array) of existing dimensional image display.Please refer to Fig. 1, this cylindrical lens array 100 is made up of a plurality of cylindrical lens 100A.The incident light L1 that incides each cylindrical lens 100A can be focused on by cylindrical lens 100A, and continues to shine outside the cylindrical lens 100A and become the emergent light L2 that advances in the right both sides of turning left.That is to say that cylindrical lens array 100 can be invested right and left eyes respectively with image light, to reach the stereo display effect.
Yet the fabrication and processing of above-mentioned cylindrical lens 100A is quite difficult, reach predetermined optical precision degree and need spend quite high cost.Moreover the focal length of cylindrical lens 100A is promptly fixing after completing, and can't rechange.The user only can just can observe stereopsis in certain distance range, this causes the restriction of dimensional image display.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of existing liquid-crystal zoom lens.Please refer to Fig. 2, this liquid-crystal zoom lens 200 comprises: lower glass substrate 210, bottom electrode 220, separation material 230, liquid crystal layer 240, top glass substrate 250 and top electrode 260.
Please continue with reference to Fig. 2, the position of each element is closed and to be, bottom electrode 220 is arranged on the lower glass substrate 210.Separation material 230 is arranged on the bottom electrode 220.Top glass substrate 250 is arranged on the separation material 230.Liquid crystal layer 240 is between bottom electrode 220 and top glass substrate 250.Top electrode 260 is arranged on the top glass substrate 250 and is positioned at two ends, the left and right sides.
It should be noted that top electrode 260 is strip shaped electric poles, bottom electrode 220 is a plane electrode.By such electrode setting mode, can in liquid crystal layer 240, produce non-uniform electric field distribution E.This non-uniform electric field distribution E makes that the degree of deflection (being the phase delay degree) of the liquid crystal molecule (not illustrating) of diverse location is inequality in the liquid crystal layer 240.Therefore, light (not illustrating) is slow and fast by the speed of peripheral part by the speed of the center section of liquid-crystal zoom lens 200, and then makes liquid-crystal zoom lens 200 reach the effect of focusing.
In order to make liquid-crystal zoom lens 200 produce the good focusing effect, certain thickness top glass substrate 250 must be set between top electrode 260 and liquid crystal layer 240.More specifically,, just there are enough distances to make the electric field gradual change between the top electrode 260 of both sides and the bottom electrode 220, and produce non-uniform electric field distribution E as shown in Figure 2 because be provided with certain thickness top glass substrate 250.If top glass substrate 250 is not set, then the distance between the top electrode 260 of bottom electrode 220 and both sides can be too approaching, and at this moment, electric field can concentrate on the both sides of liquid-crystal zoom lens 200, can't form non-uniform electric field distribution E.But,, make that on the contrary thickness increase, complex structure, the processing procedure of liquid-crystal zoom lens 200 is loaded down with trivial details and cost is higher just because top glass substrate 250 must be set.
Summary of the invention
Embodiment of the invention technical matters to be solved is to provide zoom lens array and the switchable plane and solid display of a kind of integral thickness that has special electrode setting mode, approaches with simple structure.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of zoom lens array, and described zoom lens array comprises:
One liquid crystal layer has a plurality of zooms district;
One first strip shaped electric poles is arranged at the upper side of described liquid crystal layer, and is positioned at the intersection in described zoom district; And
One second strip shaped electric poles is arranged at the lower side of described liquid crystal layer, and is positioned at the intersection in described zoom district, and described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles are crisscross arranged for self.
When not applying a voltage to described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles, the described liquid crystal layer in each zoom district passes through a parallel rays; When applying a voltage, form an Electric Field Distribution in the described liquid crystal layer in each zoom district, so that the described liquid crystal layer in each zoom district forms zoom lens to described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles.
Described zoom lens have the adjustable focal length of a voltage, and the adjustable focal length of described voltage is to be controlled by the size of described voltage.
Described zoom lens array also comprises: a transparent shell, surround described liquid crystal layer, described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles; Be embedded in the described transparent shell in described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles.
Described zoom lens array also comprises: one first substrate, one second substrate and a separation material;
Described first substrate and the described liquid crystal layer of the second substrate clamping, described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles; And
Described separation material between described first substrate and described second substrate, and corresponding described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles and be provided with.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of switchable plane and solid display, and described switchable plane and solid display comprises:
One zoom lens array, described zoom lens array comprises:
One liquid crystal layer has a plurality of zooms district;
One first strip shaped electric poles is arranged at the upper side of described liquid crystal layer, and is positioned at the intersection in described zoom district;
One second strip shaped electric poles is arranged at the lower side of described liquid crystal layer, and is positioned at the intersection in described zoom district, and described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles are crisscross arranged for self; And
One display panel is arranged on a side of described zoom lens array.
When not applying a voltage to described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles, the described liquid crystal layer in each zoom district passes through the parallel rays from described display panel, and shows a flat image; When applying a voltage to described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles, form an Electric Field Distribution in the described liquid crystal layer in each zoom district, so that the described liquid crystal layer in each zoom district forms zoom lens,
Described zoom lens focus on the parallel rays from described display panel, and show a stereopsis.
Described zoom lens have the adjustable focal length of a voltage, and the adjustable focal length of described voltage is to be controlled by the size of described voltage.
Described zoom lens array also comprises: a transparent shell, surround described liquid crystal layer, described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles; Be embedded in the described transparent shell in described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles.
Described zoom lens array also comprises: one first substrate, one second substrate and a separation material;
Described first substrate and the described liquid crystal layer of the second substrate clamping, described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles; And
Described separation material between described first substrate and described second substrate, and corresponding described first strip shaped electric poles and described second strip shaped electric poles and be provided with.
Zoom lens array of the present invention has special electrode setting mode, promptly in staggered up and down mode first strip shaped electric poles and second strip shaped electric poles is set in the relative both sides of liquid crystal layer.Therefore, can have enough distances between first strip shaped electric poles and second strip shaped electric poles, come in liquid crystal layer, to form non-uniform electric field and distribute.And then, can in liquid crystal layer, form zoom lens to show stereopsis.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of the cylindrical lens array of existing dimensional image display.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of existing liquid-crystal zoom lens.
Fig. 3 is the vertical view of a kind of zoom lens array of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the diagrammatic cross-section along the A-A ' line of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is subjected to the influence that non-uniform electric field distributes for the liquid crystal molecule in the liquid crystal layer, and the Liquid Crystal Molecules Alignment situation synoptic diagram that produces.
Fig. 6 (a) is that zoom lens have the synoptic diagram of the adjustable focal length of different voltages under the different voltage situations with Fig. 6 (b).
Fig. 7 is the synoptic diagram of the another kind of zoom lens array of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the synoptic diagram of a kind of switchable plane and solid display of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is that the switchable plane and solid display of Fig. 8 is in the synoptic diagram of display plane image state.
Figure 10 is that the switchable plane and solid display of Fig. 8 is in the synoptic diagram that shows the stereopsis state.
Embodiment
In order to make technical matters to be solved by this invention, technical scheme and beneficial effect clearer,, the present invention is further elaborated below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explanation the present invention, and be not used in qualification the present invention.
[zoom lens array]
Fig. 3 is the vertical view of a kind of zoom lens array of preferred embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 4 is the diagrammatic cross-section along the A-A ' line of Fig. 3.Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, this zoom lens array 300 comprises: liquid crystal layer 310, first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330.Liquid crystal layer 310 has a plurality of zooms district 310a.First strip shaped electric poles 320 is arranged at the upper side of liquid crystal layer 310, and is positioned at the intersection S of a plurality of zooms district 310a.Second strip shaped electric poles 330 is arranged at the lower side of liquid crystal layer 310, and is positioned at the intersection S of a plurality of zooms district 310a, and wherein, first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330 are crisscross arranged for self.
In one embodiment, the material of first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330 can be the electrically conducting transparent material of indium tin oxide and so on.Particularly, in the relative both sides of liquid crystal layer 230 and the mode of setting interlaced with each other, make that can have enough distances between first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330 forms non-uniform electric field and distribute by 330 of first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles.Compared to the liquid-crystal zoom lens 200 of existing Fig. 2, above-mentioned zoom lens array 300 does not need additionally to be provided with glass substrate, thus can effectively reduce thickness, weight and the volume of zoom lens array 300, to reach lighter and thinner demand.In addition, the width of first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330 can be decided by the refractive index distribution curve of zoom lens array 300.
In one embodiment, when not applying voltage to first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330, the liquid crystal layer 310 among each zoom district 310a makes a parallel rays L1 by (please refer to subsequent figure 9).In addition, (or with reference to follow-up Figure 10) as shown in Figure 4, when applying voltage, form Electric Field Distribution in the liquid crystal layer 310 in each zoom district 310a, so that the liquid crystal layer 310 among each zoom district 310a forms zoom lens 300A to first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330.These zoom lens 300A can produce the effect that focuses on incident light L1, and emergent light L2 is advanced toward both sides, the left and right sides.That is to say that zoom lens 300A can invest right and left eyes respectively with image light, to reach the stereo display effect.
Fig. 5 is subjected to the influence that non-uniform electric field distributes for the liquid crystal molecule in the liquid crystal layer, and the Liquid Crystal Molecules Alignment situation synoptic diagram that produces.Please refer to Fig. 5, in zoom lens 300A, owing to be to utilize first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330 that is crisscross arranged up and down, can produce the non-uniform electric field distribution effectively and make liquid crystal molecule LC deflection in the liquid crystal layer 310.
What liquid crystal layer 310 adopted is the eurymeric liquid crystal layer.It may be noted that the liquid crystal molecule LC in first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles, 330 positions is subjected to the longitudinal electric field influence, and become the shape of standing; And the liquid crystal molecule LC at place, centre position then is subjected to the influence of transverse electric field, and becomes lying type.By the arrangement mode of above-mentioned liquid crystal molecule LC, the optical focus effect that makes zoom lens 300A to produce to be similar to convex lens.In addition, the refractive index of liquid crystal layer 310 can be more than or equal to 2.2.When refractive index big more, the lens capability (Lens power) of expression zoom lens 300A good more (be focusing power is good more, focal length short more).
Fig. 6 (a) is that zoom lens have the synoptic diagram of the adjustable focal length of different voltages under the different voltage situations with Fig. 6 (b).With reference to Fig. 4 as can be known, zoom lens 300A has the adjustable focal distance f of voltage, and the adjustable focal distance f of this voltage can be controlled by the size of voltage.More specifically, shown in Fig. 6 (a), when applying voltage and be V1, obtain the adjustable focal distance f 1 of voltage.Shown in Fig. 6 (b), when applying voltage and be V2, obtain the adjustable focal distance f 2 of voltage.Therefore, can adjust the focal length of zoom lens 300A arbitrarily.So, the audience can freely adjust and view and admire distance, can improve the use degree of freedom of three-dimensional display.
In addition, because voltage V2 is greater than voltage V1, so the adjustable focal distance f 2 of voltage is also shorter than the adjustable focal distance f 1 of voltage.More specifically, when the voltage V2 that applies is big, the lens capability of the zoom lens 300A shown in Fig. 6 (b) strong (that is focusing power is good more, focal length short more).In other words, utilize the voltage conditions of Fig. 6 (b), incident light L1 can be carried out better focusing, and emergent light L2 is advanced toward the more wide-angle of both sides, the left and right sides.So, can satisfy bigger visual range.Moreover when lens capability was strong more, under the prerequisite of identical focal length, the spacing of liquid crystal layer 310 (cell gap) can be thin more.
Please continue with reference to Fig. 4, zoom lens array 300 also comprises transparent shell 340.This transparent shell 340 surrounds liquid crystal layer 310, first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330.Particularly, first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330 can in be embedded in the transparent shell 340.In addition, the material of transparent shell 340 for example is the deflection transparent material.
Fig. 7 is the synoptic diagram of the another kind of zoom lens array of preferred embodiment of the present invention.In Fig. 7, the member identical with above-mentioned Fig. 4 indicates with identical label, do not repeated at this.It should be noted that the encapsulating structure of zoom lens array 302 is different from the encapsulating structure of zoom lens array 300.Please refer to Fig. 7, except above-mentioned liquid crystal layer 310, first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330, this zoom lens array 302 also comprises: first substrate 350, second substrate 360 and separation material 370, wherein, first substrate 350 and second substrate, 360 clamping liquid crystal layers 310, first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330; And separation material 370 is between first substrate 350 and second substrate 360, corresponding first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330 and be provided with.
Hold above-mentioned, zoom lens array 300,302 adopts special electrode setting mode, promptly first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330, can produce non-uniform electric field effectively and distribute so that the liquid crystal molecule LC deflection of liquid crystal layer 310 for being crisscross arranged up and down in the both sides of liquid crystal layer 310.The result is that zoom lens 300A can form the focusing effect of similar convex lens.Owing to do not need additionally to add glass substrate, so can reduce the thickness of zoom lens array 300.
[switchable plane and solid display]
Fig. 8 is the synoptic diagram of a kind of switchable plane and solid display of preferred embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 9 is that the switchable plane and solid display of Fig. 8 is in the synoptic diagram of display plane image state.Figure 10 is that the switchable plane and solid display of Fig. 8 is in the synoptic diagram that shows the stereopsis state.
Please earlier with reference to Fig. 8, this switchable plane and solid display 400 comprises zoom lens array 410 and display panel 420.Display panel 420 is arranged on a side of zoom lens array 410.It should be noted that this zoom lens array 410 can be the above-mentioned zoom lens array of mentioning 300,302.And display panel 420 can be display panels, electric slurry display panel, organic LED display panel or any appropriate display panel.
Please refer to Fig. 9, when not applying voltage to first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330, liquid crystal layer 310 among each zoom district 310a passes through the parallel rays (being incident light L1) from display panel 420, and is shown as a flat image (being the emergent light L2 of parallel outgoing).Can know by Fig. 9 and to learn that by the incident light L1 of display panel 420 outgoing, by liquid crystal layer 310 time, the course of incident light L1 does not change, so emergent light L2 also is a parallel rays.So the flat image that display panel 420 presents is not subjected to the influence of zoom lens array 410, and still demonstrates flat image.
Referring again to Figure 10, when applying voltage, form Electric Field Distribution in the liquid crystal layer 310 in each zoom district 310a, so that the liquid crystal layer 310 among each zoom district 310a forms a zoom lens 300A to first strip shaped electric poles 320 and second strip shaped electric poles 330.These zoom lens 300A focuses on the parallel rays (being incident light L1) from display panel 420, and shows a stereopsis (i.e. the emergent light L2 that advances toward both sides, the left and right sides).Can be known by Figure 10 and to learn that by the incident light L1 of display panel 420 outgoing, by liquid crystal layer 310 time, the course of incident light L1 can be changed and focus on, the emergent light L2 that the right lateral of therefore turning left advances can demonstrate stereopsis.
By not applying voltage or applying voltage, can switch for the demonstration of flat image and stereopsis.Detailed embodiment as for zoom lens array 400 illustrates in Fig. 3~Fig. 7, is not promptly repeated at this.
In sum, zoom lens array of the present invention and switchable plane and solid display have the following advantages at least:
In zoom lens array, in staggered up and down mode first strip shaped electric poles and second strip shaped electric poles are set in the relative both sides of liquid crystal layer, can not need additionally to be provided with glass substrate, so can reduce the thickness and the weight of zoom lens array.This zoom lens array has the adjustable focal length of voltage, and the audience can freely adjust and view and admire distance.And,, can switch for the demonstration of flat image and stereopsis by not applying voltage or applying voltage.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to restriction the present invention, all any modifications of being done within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is equal to and replaces and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.