Backlight unit and display device including the same
US10613266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/09
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A display device includes a display module and a backlight unit which provides a light having a coherent property to the display module. The backlight unit includes a light source which generates the light having the coherent property, a beam splitter array including a plurality of transflective plates which transmit or reflect the light provided from the light source, and a light conversion structure which is provided below the display module, receives the light reflected by the transflective plates and guides the received light in a direction toward the display module.
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