Patent · US Expired

Brightness enhancing reflective polarizer

US7038745B2 · kind B2 · utility

43Cited by
165References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 2003
Grant dateMay 2, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 9, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133607
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A multiple layer reflective polarizer 12 is described. This element is placed between and optical cavity 24 and an LCD module 16 to form an optical display. The reflective polarizer reflects some light into the optical cavity 24 where it is randomized and may ultimately emerge with the correct polarization to be transmitted out of the display.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.