GB2314665A - Efficient backlighting for lcds - Google Patents

Efficient backlighting for lcds

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GB2314665A
GB2314665A GB9722791A GB9722791A GB2314665A GB 2314665 A GB2314665 A GB 2314665A GB 9722791 A GB9722791 A GB 9722791A GB 9722791 A GB9722791 A GB 9722791A GB 2314665 A GB2314665 A GB 2314665A
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light emitting
transmissive
lcds
support element
continuous
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Mark Gostick
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Cambridge Display Technology Ltd
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Cambridge Display Technology Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9607434.9A external-priority patent/GB9607434D0/en
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Priority to GB9722791A priority Critical patent/GB2314665B/en
Priority claimed from PCT/GB1997/000939 external-priority patent/WO1997038347A1/en
Publication of GB9722791D0 publication Critical patent/GB9722791D0/en
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/1336Illuminating devices
    • G02F1/133602Direct backlight
    • G02F1/133603Direct backlight with LEDs

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)

Abstract

A display comprising a light modulator defining between a transmissive rear support element and a transmissive front support element a plurality of selectively addressable regions which can be switched between at least an opaque state and a transmissive state, and a light emitting device (8) arranged adjacent the light modulator (9) and fixed to the same comprising a substrate (6) on which is formed a continuous first electrode layer (7), a continuous light emitting layer (11) and a second electrode layer (13) which extends continuously over the light emitting layer (11) to encapsulate an active area of the light emitting device (8).
GB9722791A 1996-04-10 1997-04-02 Efficient backlighting for lcds Expired - Fee Related GB2314665B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB9722791A GB2314665B (en) 1996-04-10 1997-04-02 Efficient backlighting for lcds

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9607434.9A GB9607434D0 (en) 1996-04-10 1996-04-10 Efficient backlighting for lcd's
GBGB9615937.1A GB9615937D0 (en) 1996-04-10 1996-07-30 Efficient backlighting for LCDs
PCT/GB1997/000939 WO1997038347A1 (en) 1996-04-10 1997-04-02 Efficient backlighting for lcds
GB9722791A GB2314665B (en) 1996-04-10 1997-04-02 Efficient backlighting for lcds

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GB9722791D0 GB9722791D0 (en) 1997-12-24
GB2314665A true GB2314665A (en) 1998-01-07
GB2314665B GB2314665B (en) 2000-05-17

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GB2341973A (en) * 1998-09-24 2000-03-29 Screen Tech Ltd A laser screen for a flat panel display
GB2332082B (en) * 1997-12-03 2002-02-27 Nec Corp A liquid crystal display with an electroluminescent back light
GB2390437A (en) * 2002-07-06 2004-01-07 Nokia Corp Liquid crystal display device comprising an electrically operated optical layer
US7436470B2 (en) 2002-07-06 2008-10-14 Spyder Navigations L.L.C. Display device having liquid crystal layer and switchable optical layer

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JPS5937530A (en) * 1982-08-27 1984-03-01 Hitachi Ltd Liquid crystal display device
US4775820A (en) * 1984-07-31 1988-10-04 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Multilayer electroluminescent device
EP0701290A1 (en) * 1994-09-12 1996-03-13 Motorola, Inc. Organic light emitting diodes with molecular alignment and method of fabrication

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DE3037224A1 (en) * 1980-10-02 1982-04-29 Philips Patentverwaltung Gmbh, 2000 Hamburg Electro-optical display - uses e.c.l. cell behind l.c.d. for illumination
JPS58221828A (en) * 1982-06-18 1983-12-23 Sharp Corp Display device
JPS5937530A (en) * 1982-08-27 1984-03-01 Hitachi Ltd Liquid crystal display device
US4775820A (en) * 1984-07-31 1988-10-04 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Multilayer electroluminescent device
EP0701290A1 (en) * 1994-09-12 1996-03-13 Motorola, Inc. Organic light emitting diodes with molecular alignment and method of fabrication

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Cited By (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2332082B (en) * 1997-12-03 2002-02-27 Nec Corp A liquid crystal display with an electroluminescent back light
GB2341973A (en) * 1998-09-24 2000-03-29 Screen Tech Ltd A laser screen for a flat panel display
GB2390437A (en) * 2002-07-06 2004-01-07 Nokia Corp Liquid crystal display device comprising an electrically operated optical layer
GB2390437B (en) * 2002-07-06 2006-02-08 Nokia Corp A display device
US7436470B2 (en) 2002-07-06 2008-10-14 Spyder Navigations L.L.C. Display device having liquid crystal layer and switchable optical layer
US7821597B2 (en) 2002-07-06 2010-10-26 Steve Doe Display device having liquid crystal layer and switchable optical layer

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