摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method for producing a liquid crystal optical element, which comprises sandwiching a mixture of a liquid crystal with an uncured curable compound between a pair of substrates which are provided with transparent electrodes and of which at least one is transparent, and curing the curable compound to form a liquid crystal/cured composite layer, wherein the curable compound contains a compound of the formula (1):
€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ A 1 -(OR 1 ) n -O-Z-O-(R 2 O) m -A 2 €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒFormula (1)
wherein each of A 1 and A 2 which are independent of each other, is an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a glycidyl group or an allyl group; each of R 1 and R 2 which are independent of each other, is a C 2-6 alkylene group; Z is a bivalent mesogen structure; and each of n and m which are independent of each other, is an integer of from 1 to 10, wherein the uncured curable compound contains a curable compound containing a mesogen structural portion in its molecule and a curable compound containing no such a structural portion to adjust the compatibility with the liquid crystal before the curing and the modulus of elasticity of the resin after the curing. |