| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical element capable of stably securing an intermediate state between two operation modes.SOLUTION: The optical element of the present invention includes: a first transparent substrate 110; a second transparent substrate 115 present as opposing to the first transparent substrate 110; a plurality of first conductive patterns 250 and second conductive patterns 270 disposed in parallel to one another on a face of the first transparent substrate 110 opposing to the second transparent substrate 115; a light transmission region 120 disposed between the first conductive pattern 250 and the second conductive pattern 270; a transparent conductive film 125 disposed on a face of the second transparent substrate 115 opposing to the first transparent substrate 110; and an electrophoretic element 140 disposed between the neighboring light transmission regions 120, which is constituted with light-shielding electrophoretic particles 141 having a specific electric charge and a transmissive dispersion material 142.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |
