The present exemplary embodiment will describe an active-matrix type liquid crystal device, which uses thin film transistors (TFTs) as switching elements for pixels, as an example. The liquid crystal device can be used favorably as light modulation means (a light valve) of, for example, a projection-type display device (a projector), which will be described below.
First Exemplary Embodiment
Liquid Crystal Device
First, a liquid crystal device according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a liquid crystal device according to the first exemplary embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line H-H′ in FIG. 1 and illustrating the structure of the liquid crystal device. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an alignment state of liquid crystal molecules in pixels of the liquid crystal device according to the first exemplary embodiment.
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a liquid crystal device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes an element substrate 10 and a counter substrate 20 disposed to oppose each other, and also includes a liquid crystal layer 50 held between a pair of these substrates. For example, a quartz substrate or a glass substrate having a transparent property is used for each of a base substrate 10s of the element substrate 10 and a base substrate 20s of the counter substrate 20.
