Elektrooptisches Fluessigkristallschaltelement

The invention proposes an electro-optical liquid crystal switching element consisting of a liquid crystal layer which is anchored in an output orientation in which the light transmission characteristic of the electro-optical switching element has a predetermined amount ranging between 0 to 100. Moreover, the liquid crystal switching element comprises a re-orientation device to re-orient the liquid crystal layer in a current orientation in which the electro-optical liquid crystal switching element has an altered light tranmission characteristic. The re-orientation device consists of a field-generating structure to generate an electric field causing re-orientation. The electric field of the field-generating structure comprises field components which mainly have a parallel orientation to the liquid crystal layer.