A light control unit comprises: a substrate; an insulating film; a first
transistor; a reflecting film formed on the insulating film; a light
modulating film formed on the reflecting film; a plurality of pairs of
electrodes arranged two-dimensionally on the light modulating film; and a
polarizing plate formed on a first electrode. Here, the light modulating
film is made of a material that varies in refractive index in accordance
with the intensity of an electric field applied thereto. For such a
material, PLZT containing Pb, Zr, Ti, and La as constituent elements may
be used.