JPS6344621A - Liquid crystal shutter device - Google Patents

Liquid crystal shutter device

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Publication number
JPS6344621A
JPS6344621A JP61189209A JP18920986A JPS6344621A JP S6344621 A JPS6344621 A JP S6344621A JP 61189209 A JP61189209 A JP 61189209A JP 18920986 A JP18920986 A JP 18920986A JP S6344621 A JPS6344621 A JP S6344621A
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Prior art keywords
liquid crystal
light
shutter device
crystal layer
crystal shutter
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JPH0746186B2 (en
Inventor
Kazuhiko Yanagihara
柳原 和彦
Hisao Oishi
大石 尚生
Tadashi Miyagawa
正 宮川
Takeshi Nakamura
武司 中村
Kazuhiko Akimoto
一彦 秋元
Mitsuaki Shioji
光昭 塩路
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Fujifilm Holdings Corp
Sharp Corp
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Sharp Corp
Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/133371Cells with varying thickness of the liquid crystal layer
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/133509Filters, e.g. light shielding masks
    • G02F1/133514Colour filters

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit recording of color images without using color filters by providing a liquid crystal layer of such a thickness as to allow transmission of specific colors in accordance with the spectral transmittance characteristic of the liquid crystal layer in relation to the thickness. CONSTITUTION:A liquid crystal shutter device 10 is constituted by varying the thicknesses DB, DG, DR of the liquid crystal layer of liquid crystals 20B, 20G, 20R for BGR by making use of the spectral transmittance characteristic Tr of the liquid crystal layer in relation to the thickness (d) (or dXDELTA if the anisotropy of the refractive index of the liquid crystal is designated as DELTAn). The thicknesses DB, DG, DR of the liquid crystal layer consisting of the liquid crystals 20B, 20G, 20R by every BGR are sealed in the relations 0.6, 1.32, 2.22 spectral transmittance characteristic dXDELTAn in this case, by which only the light B is transmitted through the liquid crystal 20B, only the light G through the liquid crystal 20G and only the light R through 20R when white light is projected to the layer. The light separated to the three primary colors BGR can, therefore, be outputted from the liquid crystal shutter device 10 even if the white light is used for the light source. The recording of the color images is thus permitted.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 この発明は、液晶層の厚さに応じた分光透過率特性でカ
ラー画像を記録できるようにしだ液晶シャッタデバイス
の構造に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a structure of a liquid crystal shutter device that can record a color image with spectral transmittance characteristics depending on the thickness of a liquid crystal layer.

(発明の技術的背景とその問題点) 従来、液晶シャッタデバイスを用いて感光材料にカラー
画像を記録する場合、−f?ジ的には第5図に示すよう
な溝底としていた。すなわち、白色光の光源1から照射
された光はコンデンサレンズ等で成る光学系2で平行光
に変換され、その平行光が例えばライン構造の液晶シャ
ッタデバイス3に照射さる。そして、この液晶シャッタ
デバイス3は制御装置(図示せず)等からの画像信号に
応じて、ビクセル電極及びコモン電極の間が光学的にオ
ン・オフ制御され、画素単位の光を感光材料5に露光す
るように   −5,諸,・ツなっており、液晶シャッ
タデバイス3と感光材料5との間にRGB 3色のフィ
ルタ4 It 、 4 G 、 4 11を有するカラ
ーフィルタ4を配設して、ilGBの色に応じたフィル
タ411.4G.4Bにより画像光を感光材料5に順番
・に記録するようにしている。この場合、カラーフィル
タ4をlIG[lのフィルタin,4G。
(Technical background of the invention and its problems) Conventionally, when recording a color image on a photosensitive material using a liquid crystal shutter device, -f? Technically, the bottom of the groove was as shown in Figure 5. That is, light emitted from a white light source 1 is converted into parallel light by an optical system 2 comprising a condenser lens, and the parallel light is emitted onto a liquid crystal shutter device 3 having a line structure, for example. The liquid crystal shutter device 3 is optically controlled to turn on and off between the pixel electrode and the common electrode in response to an image signal from a control device (not shown), etc., and sends light in units of pixels to the photosensitive material 5. A color filter 4 having RGB three color filters 4 It, 4 G, 4 11 is disposed between the liquid crystal shutter device 3 and the photosensitive material 5 so as to be exposed to light. , ilGB color filter 411.4G. 4B, the image light is sequentially recorded on the photosensitive material 5. In this case, the color filter 4 is defined as lIG[l filter in, 4G.

4Bで機械的に切換えて1ラインの画像を記録した後、
感光材料5に対して次の1ラインとするような1!12
送’l;IJ御を行なって、順次このような!ラインず
つの記録を行なうことにより感光材料5上にカラー画像
の全体を記録するようにしている。
After recording one line of image by mechanically switching with 4B,
1!12 such as the next line for 5 photosensitive materials
Sending 'l; IJ control, one after another like this! The entire color image is recorded on the photosensitive material 5 by recording line by line.

このように、従来の液晶シャッタデバイス3てはカラー
画像を記録する場合に、カラーフィルタ4を用いてRG
Bの分解光に従って順番に記録しなけれはならない。こ
のため記録装置が大型化となり、カラーフィルタの制御
が複雑になるといった欠点があった。また、カラーフィ
ルタを用いているので、色の透過効率が悪く、記録画像
に色の濁り等が生ずる欠点もあった。
In this way, when recording a color image, the conventional liquid crystal shutter device 3 uses the color filter 4 to
The images must be recorded in order according to the resolved light of B. This has resulted in disadvantages such as the recording apparatus becoming larger and the control of the color filters becoming more complicated. Furthermore, since a color filter is used, the color transmission efficiency is poor, and there is also the drawback that color turbidity occurs in the recorded image.

(発明の目的) この発明は上述のような事情からなされたものであり、
この発明の目的は、液晶層のHさに対する分光透過率特
性に基づいて液晶層の厚さを設定し、この設定された液
晶の特定色の透過光によって、カラーフィルタを用いる
ことなくカラー画像を記録できるようにした液晶シャン
クデバイスを11供することにある。
(Object of the invention) This invention was made under the above circumstances,
The purpose of this invention is to set the thickness of the liquid crystal layer based on the spectral transmittance characteristics with respect to the H level of the liquid crystal layer, and to create a color image without using a color filter using the set transmitted light of a specific color of the liquid crystal. To provide a liquid crystal shank device capable of recording data.

(発明の概要) この発明は液晶シャッタデバイスに関するもので、液晶
層の厚さに対する分光透過率特性に基づいて、特定色を
透過できるような厚さの液晶層が設けられたものである
(Summary of the Invention) The present invention relates to a liquid crystal shutter device, in which a liquid crystal layer is provided with a thickness that allows transmission of a specific color based on spectral transmittance characteristics with respect to the thickness of the liquid crystal layer.

(発明の実施例) ところで、強屈電性液晶の光透過率は、液晶の厚さをd
、液晶屈折率の異方性をΔnとした場合、波長λに対し
て、 1−1. (5in(4θ) ・5in(πd An/
λ))2・・・・・・・・・(1) で表わされるので、液晶層の厚さdと異方性Δnとの積
に対するその分光透過率特性Trは、RGHの色に関し
て第1図のような曲線となる。
(Embodiment of the invention) By the way, the light transmittance of a ferroelectric liquid crystal is determined by changing the thickness of the liquid crystal to d.
, when the anisotropy of the liquid crystal refractive index is Δn, with respect to the wavelength λ, 1-1. (5in(4θ) ・5in(πd An/
λ))2・・・・・・・・・(1) Therefore, the spectral transmittance characteristic Tr for the product of the thickness d of the liquid crystal layer and the anisotropy Δn is the first with respect to the RGH color. The result will be a curve as shown in the figure.

すなわち、青色Bは波長λ= 450nmであり、この
数値を上記(1)式に代入することにより一点鎖線Bの
ような特性となる。同様に緑色Gは波長λ= 550n
mであり、これを(1)式に代入することによって破線
特性Gとなり、赤色Rは波長λ= 650nmであり、
これを上記<1)式に代入することによって実線特性R
となる。
That is, blue color B has a wavelength λ=450 nm, and by substituting this value into the above equation (1), a characteristic as shown by the dashed-dotted line B is obtained. Similarly, green G has wavelength λ = 550n
m, and by substituting this into equation (1), a broken line characteristic G is obtained, and the wavelength of red R is λ = 650 nm,
By substituting this into the above equation <1), the solid line characteristic R
becomes.

この第1図の特性図から明らかなように、d×Δnが0
.6近辺においては青Bの透過率がほぼ+00零と大き
く、緑G及び赤Rの透過率はほぼ0となっており、ここ
ではB光のみが透過されるのである。又、d×Δ口が1
.32近辺では緑Gの分光i’M a 付網、′r+L
がIO的近辺であるのに対し、浬B支び赤Rの分光透過
率特性がほぼOとなっているので、ここではG光のみが
液晶を通過することか分る。さらに、d×Δnが2.2
2近辺では赤色Rの分光透過率特性がほぼ100零であ
るのに対し、青B及び緑Gの分光透過率特性がほぼOと
なっているので、ここではR光のみが液晶を透過するこ
とが分る。
As is clear from the characteristic diagram in Figure 1, d×Δn is 0
.. In the vicinity of 6, the transmittance of blue B is as large as approximately +00 zero, and the transmittances of green G and red R are approximately 0, and only B light is transmitted here. Also, d×Δmouth is 1
.. In the vicinity of 32, the green G spectrum i'M a is attached, 'r+L
is in the vicinity of IO, while the spectral transmittance characteristics of light B and red R are approximately O, so it can be seen that only G light passes through the liquid crystal here. Furthermore, d×Δn is 2.2
In the vicinity of 2, the spectral transmittance characteristics of red R are approximately 100 zero, while the spectral transmittance characteristics of blue B and green G are approximately 0, so here only R light passes through the liquid crystal. I understand.

この発明は、このような液晶層の厚さd(もしくはdx
Δn)に対する分光透過率特性T「を利用して、第2図
〜第4図に示すようにBGII用の液晶208.20G
、2011の液晶層の厚さ[l[l、[lG、Dllを
異ならせて液晶シャッタデバイス10を構成している。
In this invention, the thickness d (or dx
Using the spectral transmittance characteristic T for Δn), the liquid crystal 208.20G for BGII is
, 2011, the liquid crystal shutter device 10 is configured by varying the thicknesses of the liquid crystal layers [l[l, [lG, Dll].

すなわち、透明基板12内には層の厚さの異なる液晶2
011.20G、2011が平行なうイン状に配設され
ており、これら液晶20B、20G、2ORの各上面に
はコモン電8i21B、21G、211+が配設され、
液晶20B、20G、2011の各下方部には各画素を
規定するビクセル電極16か、第3図に示すような形状
1間隔で配置されている。そして、透明基板13には配
向膜14が層設され、ビクセル電極16と対応する位置
関係及びサイズで、その配向膜14内に遮光用のフォト
マスク15が第3図に示すような配置で設けられている
。この場合、l]Gn 45の液晶20B、20G、2
01の液晶層の厚さDB、DG、ORを、第1図で示し
た分光透過率4.1性のd×Δnが0.6.1.32.
2.22の関係て封入することによって、白色光の照射
に則してilE品20BではB光のみが透過し、液晶2
0GではG光のみが透過し、20RではR光のみかaJ
する。したがって、液晶シャッタデバイスlOに照射す
る光源な白色光とした場合でも、BGI′lの3色に分
解された光を液晶シャッタデバイス10から出力するこ
とができ、各QGRの液晶20B、20G、2ORに応
してビクセル電極16を制御することによって、画素の
記録をIIGII毎に行なうことが可能となる。これに
より、カラー画像の記録を行なうことができるのである
That is, within the transparent substrate 12 there are liquid crystals 2 with different layer thicknesses.
011.20G, 2011 are arranged in a parallel hollow shape, and common electric terminals 8i21B, 21G, 211+ are arranged on the upper surface of each of these liquid crystals 20B, 20G, 2OR,
Below each of the liquid crystals 20B, 20G, and 2011, vixel electrodes 16 defining each pixel are arranged at one interval as shown in FIG. An alignment film 14 is layered on the transparent substrate 13, and a light-shielding photomask 15 is provided within the alignment film 14 in a positional relationship and size corresponding to the pixel electrodes 16 as shown in FIG. It is being In this case, l]Gn 45 liquid crystals 20B, 20G, 2
The thicknesses DB, DG, and OR of the liquid crystal layer of No. 01 and the spectral transmittance d×Δn of 4.1 shown in FIG. 1 are 0.6.1.32.
By enclosing it in accordance with 2.22, only B light passes through the ilE product 20B in accordance with white light irradiation, and the liquid crystal 2
At 0G, only G light passes through, and at 20R, only R light or aJ
do. Therefore, even if white light is used as the light source to irradiate the liquid crystal shutter device 10, light separated into the three colors of BGI'l can be output from the liquid crystal shutter device 10, and the liquid crystals 20B, 20G, 2OR of each QGR can be output from the liquid crystal shutter device 10. By controlling the vixel electrode 16 in accordance with this, it becomes possible to record pixels every IIGII. This makes it possible to record color images.

尚、上述の実施例では液晶シャッタデバイスにBGft
 3色の液晶を封入するようにしているが、BGnのう
ちの1色又は2色の組合わせで設けることも可能である
。さらに、上述の実施例では強話電性液晶を用いている
が、D へF’方式。
In addition, in the above embodiment, BGft is used in the liquid crystal shutter device.
Although liquid crystals of three colors are enclosed, it is also possible to provide one color or a combination of two colors of BGn. Furthermore, although the above-mentioned embodiment uses a strong-talking liquid crystal, the D to F' method is used.

ECB方式などのツイストしないネマディック液晶を用
いたシステムでも、dΔnの設定を調節ずれは可能であ
る。
Even in a system using a non-twisted nematic liquid crystal such as an ECB system, it is possible to adjust the setting of dΔn.

(発明の効果) 以上ようにこの発明の液晶シャッタデバイスによれば、
カラーフィルタやカラー光源を用いることなく BGR
の分光透過率特性を得ることができ、白色光によってカ
ラー画像を容易に記録するこ粁が可能となる。又、フィ
ルタ等の光学系を用いることもないので装置か小型化と
なり、色の濁りも少なくシャープな画像を記録すること
か可能となる。
(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the liquid crystal shutter device of the present invention,
BGR without using color filters or color light sources
It is possible to obtain a spectral transmittance characteristic of 1, and it is possible to easily record a color image using white light. Further, since no optical system such as a filter is used, the apparatus can be made smaller, and it is possible to record sharp images with less cloudy colors.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図はこの発明の詳細な説明するための特性図、第2
図はこの発明の一実施例を示す液晶シャッタデバイスの
斜視構造図、第3図はその透明基板13の斜視構造図、
第4図はこの発明の液晶シャッタデバイスの断面構造図
、第5図は従来の液晶シャッタデバイスによるカラー画
像の記録の様子を説明するための図である。 1・・・光源、2・・・光学系、3・・・液晶シャッタ
デバイス、4・・・カラーフィルタ、5・・−感光材料
、10・・・液晶シャッタデバイス、1工・・・配向膜
、12・・・透明基板、13・・・透明基板、14・・
・配向膜、15・・・フォトマスク、16・・・ビクセ
ル 2011・・・I夜晶、21B.21G.21R・・・
コモン電極。 羊2 図 ÷3副 蔓4 副 第5図
Figure 1 is a characteristic diagram for explaining the invention in detail, Figure 2 is a characteristic diagram for explaining the invention in detail.
The figure is a perspective structural diagram of a liquid crystal shutter device showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective structural diagram of its transparent substrate 13.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the liquid crystal shutter device of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining how a color image is recorded by a conventional liquid crystal shutter device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Light source, 2...Optical system, 3...Liquid crystal shutter device, 4...Color filter, 5...-Photosensitive material, 10...Liquid crystal shutter device, 1...Alignment film , 12...Transparent substrate, 13...Transparent substrate, 14...
- Alignment film, 15... Photomask, 16... Bixel 2011... I night crystal, 21B. 21G. 21R...
Common electrode. Sheep 2 Figure ÷ 3 Sub-vine 4 Sub-figure 5

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)液晶層の厚さに対する分光透過率特性に基づいて
、特定色を透過できるような厚さの液晶層が設けられて
いることを特徴とする液晶シャッタデバイス。
(1) A liquid crystal shutter device characterized by being provided with a liquid crystal layer having a thickness that allows transmission of a specific color based on spectral transmittance characteristics with respect to the thickness of the liquid crystal layer.
(2)前記特定色が複数の色であり、前記液晶層が前記
複数の色に応じて配列されている特許請求の範囲第1項
に記載の液晶シャッタデバイス。
(2) The liquid crystal shutter device according to claim 1, wherein the specific color is a plurality of colors, and the liquid crystal layer is arranged according to the plurality of colors.
(3)前記複数の色がRGBの3色である特許請求の範
囲第2項に記載の液晶シャッタデバイ ス。
(3) The liquid crystal shutter device according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of colors are RGB.
JP18920986A 1986-08-12 1986-08-12 Liquid crystal shutter device Expired - Lifetime JPH0746186B2 (en)

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