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GB9816869D0 - Improved structure of back light - Google Patents

Improved structure of back light

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Publication number
GB9816869D0
GB9816869D0 GBGB9816869.3A GB9816869A GB9816869D0 GB 9816869 D0 GB9816869 D0 GB 9816869D0 GB 9816869 A GB9816869 A GB 9816869A GB 9816869 D0 GB9816869 D0 GB 9816869D0
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Prior art keywords
back light
improved structure
improved
light
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Application number
GBGB9816869.3A
Other versions
GB2340280A (en
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Lite On Electronics Inc
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Lite On Electronics Inc
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Application filed by Lite On Electronics Inc filed Critical Lite On Electronics Inc
Priority to GB9816869A priority Critical patent/GB2340280A/en
Publication of GB9816869D0 publication Critical patent/GB9816869D0/en
Publication of GB2340280A publication Critical patent/GB2340280A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0015—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/002—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide, e.g. with collimating, focussing or diverging surfaces
    • G02B6/0021—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide, e.g. with collimating, focussing or diverging surfaces for housing at least a part of the light source, e.g. by forming holes or recesses
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    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0038—Linear indentations or grooves, e.g. arc-shaped grooves or meandering grooves, extending over the full length or width of the light guide
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    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0036—2-D arrangement of prisms, protrusions, indentations or roughened surfaces
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    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0045—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide
    • G02B6/0046—Tapered light guide, e.g. wedge-shaped light guide
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    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/005—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed on the light output side of the light guide
    • G02B6/0055—Reflecting element, sheet or layer
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    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0058—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide varying in density, size, shape or depth along the light guide
    • G02B6/0061—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide varying in density, size, shape or depth along the light guide to provide homogeneous light output intensity
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    • G02B6/0073—Light emitting diode [LED]

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Planar Illumination Modules (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
GB9816869A 1998-08-03 1998-08-03 Grating structure for lightguide of a display backlight Withdrawn GB2340280A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9816869A GB2340280A (en) 1998-08-03 1998-08-03 Grating structure for lightguide of a display backlight

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9816869A GB2340280A (en) 1998-08-03 1998-08-03 Grating structure for lightguide of a display backlight

Publications (2)

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GB9816869D0 true GB9816869D0 (en) 1998-09-30
GB2340280A GB2340280A (en) 2000-02-16

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GB0427607D0 (en) 2004-12-16 2005-01-19 Microsharp Corp Ltd Structured optical film
WO2010052366A1 (en) * 2008-11-10 2010-05-14 Nokia Corporation Diffractive backlight structure
KR101824040B1 (en) * 2011-07-29 2018-01-31 엘지이노텍 주식회사 backlight unit and display system
US8807817B2 (en) 2012-08-13 2014-08-19 3M Innovative Properties Company Colorful diffractive luminaires providing white light illumination
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US8834004B2 (en) 2012-08-13 2014-09-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Lighting devices with patterned printing of diffractive extraction features
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JPH095739A (en) * 1995-06-22 1997-01-10 Internatl Business Mach Corp <Ibm> Light guiding sheet and manufacture thereof, back light using above described light guiding sheet and liquid crystaldisplay device using above described back light
EP0789857B1 (en) * 1995-08-23 2004-06-30 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Illumination system for a flat-panel picture display device
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