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Luminance control film

US6091547A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1997
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133607
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The luminance control film includes a periodic array of optical structures which are small with respect to the wavelength of light. Scattering and diffractive effects result in improved off-axis illumination intensity in comparison with brightness enhancement optical devices having larger scale optical structures.

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